General Landscape Uses:
Wildflower garden.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Clump-forming wildflower 3-5 feet tall with showy daisy-like white flowers 1 inch across.
Dimensions: Typically 3-5 feet in height.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range:
Widespread but scattered in North America south to northern Florida in Nassau, Franklin, Gulf, and Santa Rosa counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Wet hammocks
Soils: Moist to wet, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Summer.
Fruit: Rarely produced.
Wildlife and Ecology: Nectar source for butterflies.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from stem cuttings or division.
References: Hall (
2020), Mellichamp (
2014)
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.
