General Landscape Uses:
Wildflower gardens.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries in northern Florida.
Description: Wildflower 2 feet tall with elliptic leaves and abundant yellow flowers.
Dimensions: Typically 2 feet in height.
Range:
Scattered from South Carolina to Texas south to the Florida panhandle from Walton to Jefferson counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Pinelands and woods.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humusy top layer.
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: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flower Color: Yellow.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: May and June.
Fruit: Nutlets.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators.
References: Rickett 1975
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.
