Landscape Uses:
	Accent or specimen tree in wet locations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida. Available at Indian Trails Native Nursery in Lake Worth (561-641-9488).
Description:
	Medium to large tree.
Height:
	Typically 25-50 feet; to 95 feet in Florida.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States west to Mississippi and south to Palm Beach, Glades and Sarasota counties. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Swamps.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, seasonally inundated organic soils, acid pH.
Nutritional Requirements:
	High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
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:
	White
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy; fragrant
Flowering Season:
	Summer
Fruit:
	Ovoid capsule, splitting open at maturity.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides moderate amounts of food and significant cover for wildlife.
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.