Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	6-12 inches; 2-3 feet when in flower.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Endemic to Florida from the Monroe County Keys north and west to the Florida Panhandle.
Habitats:
	Pinelands.
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 flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Rose-purple.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy flowering spikes.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar plant for butterflies. Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. Valuable source of insects for birds.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
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