Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries in northern Florida.
Description:
	Perennial wildflower with small leaves and petite, whitish-pink flowers.
Height:
	Typically 2-3 feet in height, as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Eastern half of the United States from Maine to Minnesota south to eastern Texas and Lake and Seminole counties.
Habitats:
	Bluff forests, floodplain forests, creek swamps.
Soils:
	Moist to wet, moderately well-drained to 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:
	Moderate to low; requires moist to wet soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color:
	Whitish pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Fall.
Fruit:
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects.
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. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.