Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower and rock gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Widely available in central Florida. Available at native plant nurseries in northeast Florida.. Available in Lake Worth at Amelia's SmartyPlants (561-540-6296).
Description:
	Medium annual or short-lived perennial herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 12-18 inches in height. Usually about as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate to fast.
Range:
	Eastern and central North America west to Texas and south to Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland; Bahamas.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and open coastal uplands.
Soils:
	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 long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Blue.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous nutlet.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts many pollinators, but especially bees.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.