Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wet to moist wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 2-3 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Widespread in the eastern and southern United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; Cuba and South America. Possibly extirpated in Broward County.
Habitats:
	Marshes.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, seasonally inundated sandy soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
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:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. Provides valuable insects and seeds for birds.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.