Landscape Uses:
	Water gardens and along pond and lake edges.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 3-4 feet in height. About as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Widespread in North America south to Broward and Collier counties; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Habitats:
	Swamps and marshes.
Soils:
	Wet, poorly-drained organic soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
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:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	White and yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.