Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wet butterfly gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by one of two native plant nurseries in northern Florida.
Description:
	Medium to large herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	Typically 3-4 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Eastern North America south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; Cuba.
Habitats:
	Wet pinelands and marshes.
Soils:
	Moist to wet, moderately well-drained soils, with or without humusy top layer.
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:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar plant for butterflies and other pollinators. Attractive to birds.
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.