General Landscape Uses:
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wet butterfly gardens.
Availability:
Available at native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description: Medium to large herbaceous wildflower.
Dimensions: Typically 3-4 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Eastern North America south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; Cuba.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
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Habitats: Wet pinelands and marshes.
Soils: Moist to wet, moderately well-drained soils, with or without humusy top layer.
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: 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: Showy.
Flowering Season: Summer.
Fruit: Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology: Nectar plant for butterflies and other pollinators. Attractive to birds.
Comments: See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's
Flower Friday page.
