General Landscape Uses:
Natural wildflower gardens.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plants nurseries in northern Florida.
Description: Perennial herb 3-6 feet tall with hairy stems. Ovate leaves 2-4 inches long, covered in velvety hairs. 5 inch flowers, yellowish fading to pinkish.
Dimensions: Typically 3-6 feet in height.
Range:
Southern United States, West Indies, southern Mexico, and northern Central America; apparently rare everywhere in its range except Jamaica.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Pinelands.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humusy top layer.
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: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Yellowish fading to pinkish
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Winter-spring
Horticultural Notes: Can be weedy.
References: Hall (
2020), Wunderlin and Hansen (
2011)
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.
