Landscape Uses:
	Accent or specimen epiphyte; on live oaks along forest edges.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A relatively common epiphyte in hammocks and swamps.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Epiphytic wildflower.
Height:
	About 12-18 inches in height; up to 36 inches in flower. Forming small clumps about as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north to Volusia, Orange, Polk, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties; West Indies, Mexico and Central America. Rare in the Monroe County Keys south of Key Largo and perhaps absent in the middle Keys.
Habitats:
	Moist forests and swamps.
Soils:
	Epiphytic; or terrestrial in moist, well-drained humusy leaf litter, acid to neutral pH.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows on nutrient poor substrate.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color:
	Purple.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy inflorescence.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-fall.
Fruit:
	Green to brown capsule with hairy, wind dispersed seeds.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
Comments:
	It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida.