Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also moist to wet wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Medium annual herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 1-2 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Eastern United States west to Louisiana and south to the Monroe County Keys; Bahamas, Cuba and Mexico. In the Monroe County Keys, apparently disjunct from Miami-Dade County and Key Largo to Big Pine Key and nearby islands.
Habitats:
	Coastal marshes.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, periodically inundated freshwater or brackish soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low to moderate; it can grow in nutrient poor soils or soils with some organic content.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Pink or whitish-pink with a yellow eye bordered by a red, jagged line.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy, 1-1.5" wide.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak in summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seeds and cuttings.
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