General Landscape Uses:
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower and gardens.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Medium to large annual herbaceous wildflower. Leaves 1-3 inches long, strongly scented when crushed.
Dimensions: Typically 2-4 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range:
Widespread in the United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; northern Mexico.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of Postal Code Areas of IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Pinelands, open coastal areas and open, disturbed sites.
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 long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Secondary line; tolerates significant salt wind without injury, but usually is somewhat protected.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flower Color: Golden yellow.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: All year.
Fruit: Inconspicuous achene. All year.
Horticultural Notes: Easily grown from seed.
Comments: Spreads readily from seed in the garden and may become somewhat weedy. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's
Flower Friday page.
