General Landscape Uses:
Showy yellow wildflower for moist areas.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Small wildflower with pink purple flowers atop stems up to 4 feet tall.
Dimensions: Typically 3-4 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.
Range:
Northern Florida and southern Georgia was to southeastern Louisiana.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.
Habitats: Flatwoods, bogs, cypress ponds
Soils: Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to poorly-drained organic or sandy soils, often with acid pH.
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: Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: April and May.
Wildlife and Ecology: Provides seeds and insects for birds.
References: Wunderlin and Hansen (
2011), Taylor 1998
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. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's
Flower Friday page.
