Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also accent epiphtye.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Epiphytic herb.
Height:
	4-6 inches in height; up to 10 inches in flower. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north to Brevard, Osceola and Charlotte counties, but very rare north of Lake Okeechobee ; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and northern South America.
Habitats:
	Moist forests and swamps.
Soils:
	Epiphytic; grows on the trunks and branches of trees and shrubs.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows on nutrient poor substrate.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term 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:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade.
Flower Color:
	Tubular, lavender flowers emerge from pink bracts.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy inflorescence, about 3" long.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Green to brown capsule with hairy, wind dispersed seeds.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
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