General Landscape Uses:
Small shrubby wildflower.
Availability:
Available at native plant nurseries in northeast and central Florida.
Description: Small, shrubby herb up to 2.5 feet tall with pale pink lavender or white flowers.
Dimensions: Typically 1-2 feet in height. Often as broad as tall.
Range:
Southeastern United States south to Florida Panhandle, where very rare and scattered from Hamilton County west.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Dry bluff forests
Soils: Dry to moist, well-drained sandy soils, with or without humusy top layer.
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: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color: Pale pink lavender to white.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Summer.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators.
References: Wunderlin and Hansen (
2011), Waskowski (
2010)
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.
