General Landscape Uses:
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes: An uncommon understory herb of hammocks and pinelands.
Availability:
Commonly available at native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description: Medium to large wildflower.
Dimensions: Typically 1-3 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range:
Southeastern Georgia south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; becoming rare in the southern parts of its range.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of Postal Code Areas of IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Hammocks and pinelands.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low to moderate; may tolerate some brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: White.
Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy.
Flowering Season: Summer-fall.
Fruit: Inconspicuous achene.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed.
Comments: See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's
Flower Friday page.
