Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Small erect herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 6-12 inches in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States south to the Monroe County Keys; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and open disturbed sites.
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 long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Secondary line; tolerates significant salt wind without injury, but usually is somewhat protected.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Dark purple to purplish-pink or rarely white with a yellow tip on the upper petal.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy racemes.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
Comments:
	The leaves and flowers of this species are extremely variable; use appropriate sources. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.