Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wet wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida.
Description:
	Medium to large herbaceous wildflower, becoming woody at the base.
Height:
	Typically 2-6 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Eastern and southern United States west to Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys (where very rare); Cuba, Europe.
Habitats:
	Marshes and wet thickets.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to poorly drained soils, with or without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar source for butterflies.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	An attractive shrubby wildflower for wet spots in the garden. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.