Landscape Uses:
	Place in the back of large wildflower gardens, or behind low borders.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Commonly available at native plant nurseries in central Florida. Available at native plant nurseries in northeast Florida.
Description:
	Perennial herb up to 8 feet tall, forming colonies. Yellow daisy-like flowers with petals angled downward.
Height:
	Typically 8 feet in height.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Throughout the United States from Maine to Arizona, south to the Florida Panhandle and north Florida from Walton to Levy counties.
Habitats:
	Stream banks, open hammocks, floodplains.
Soils:
	Moist to wet, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with or without 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:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Late summer.
Fruit:
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. Provides seeds and insects for birds.
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.