Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Native plant nurseries in central and northern Florida.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 3-4 feet in height. Spreading and forming patches broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States north to New Jersey and south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and swamp margins.
Soils:
	Seasonally wet to moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate to high; plants growing in extremely dry soils may die during extended periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. Valuable source of insects for birds.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
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