Landscape Uses:
	Accent shrub.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Available at native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description:
	Medium erect shrub. Leaves about 1-2 inches long, covered with brown hairs when young.
Height:
	About 4-6 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	South Carolina and Georgia south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and hammocks.
Soils:
	Moist to dry, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with or without humusy top layer, acid pH.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low to moderate; it can grow in nutrient poor soils or soils with some organic content.
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:
	Moderate to high; plants growing in extremely dry soils may die during extended periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	White or pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides some food and moderate amounts of cover for wildlife. Attracts bee pollinators.
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