Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Commonly available at native plant nurseries in central Florida. Available at native plant nurseries in northeast Florida.
Description:
	Medium to large herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	2-3 feet; to 4 feet or more when in flower.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties.
Habitats:
	Swamps, marshes, hammocks and wet pine rocklands.
Soils:
	Seasonally wet, well-drained to moderately well-drained sandy soils, with or without humusy or organic top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate to low.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Light to moderate shade.
Flower Color:
	White
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.