General Landscape Uses:
Accent shrub.
Availability:
Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description: Medium erect shrub. Leaves about 1-2 inches long, covered with brown hairs when young.
Dimensions: About 4-6 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
South Carolina and Georgia south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties.
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Habitats: Pinelands and hammocks.
Soils: Moist to dry, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with or without humusy top layer, acid pH.
Nutritional Requirements: Low to moderate; it can grow in nutrient poor soils or soils with some organic content.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate to high; plants growing in extremely dry soils may die during extended periods of drought.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flower Color: White or pink.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Spring-summer.
Fruit: Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology: Provides some food and moderate amounts of cover for wildlife. Attracts bee pollinators.
