General Landscape Uses:
Wildflower gardens.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Annual wildflower 8-28 inches tall with dark green or reddish stems and narrowly linear leaves 1 inch long. Purple flowers with yellow interior lines.
Dimensions: Typically 1-2 feet in height.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range:
Eastern United States south to Duval, Putnam, Marion, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties. Rare and scattered in northern and central Florida.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of Postal Code Areas of IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Pinelands, sandhills, scrub
Soils: Moist to dry, well-drained sandy soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements: Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate 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: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Fall.
Fruit: Capsule.
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.
