General Landscape Uses:
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower and rock gardens.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Medium herbaceous wildflower.
Dimensions: About 1-3 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range:
Endemic to the Monroe County Keys and Miami-Dade County. In the Monroe County Keys, disjunct from Miami-Dade County to the pine rocklands of Big Pine Key.
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Habitats: Pine rocklands.
Soils: Moist, well-drained limestone soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements: Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flower Color: Yellow but minute flowers subtended by red blotched leaves.
Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy.
Flowering Season: All year.
Fruit: Green 3-lobed capsule.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed.
Comments: It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida.
