Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A common but barely noticeable understory wildflower of open upland ecosystems.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts. Available in Naples at Everglades Native Designs.
Description:
	Small creeping herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	Typically 3-12 inches in height. Spreading and forming small open or dense patches.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate to fast.
Range:
	Widespread in North America south to Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County Keys; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America. Rare in the Monroe County Keys.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and coastal uplands.
Soils:
	Moist to dry, well-drained sandy or 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:
	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:
	Two blue petals and one white petal.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy, about 1" wide; flowers are open in the morning.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak in summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Wilting flowers attract insects.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from cuttings and seed.
Comments:
	Similar in appearance to the weedy exotic common dayflower, but the lowest petal is white. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.