Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower for naturalistic landscapes in wet areas.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Available at native plant nurseries in northeast and central Florida.
Description:
	Perennial wildflower 1-3 feet tall with small blue flowers.
Height:
	Typically 1-3 feet in height.
Growth Rate:
Range:
	Scattered through the southeastern United States south through the panhandle and east to Baker, Nassau, Alachua, and Clay counties.
Habitats:
	Bogs, wet pinelands, prairies.
Soils:
	Seasonally wet to moist, moderately well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus.
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:
	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 to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Blue.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Summer to fall.
Fruit:
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.