Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower gardens, borders.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Clump-forming perennial wildflower 1-3 feet tall with 1-4 inch leaves and purple to rarely white flowers in clusters.
Height:
	Typically 1-3 feet in height, as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Central and southern United States south to the panhandle from Escambia to Gadsden and Liberty counties.
Habitats:
	Bluff and floodplain forests.
Soils:
	Moist to wet, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
Flower Color:
	Purple or rarely white.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring.
Fruit:
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts pollinators.
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.