General Landscape Uses:
Wildflower gardens.
Availability:
Available at native plant nurseries in northeast Florida.
Description: Annual herb 3 feet tall. Showy yellow flowers with a brown center.
Dimensions: Typically 3 feet in height.
Range:
Scattered in southeastern United States south to Dixie, Marion, and St. Johns counties.
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: Sandhills, open woods.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy soils, without humus.
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: 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: Yellow.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Summer.
Fruit: Achenes.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators. Provides food for birds.
Horticultural Notes: Self seeds.
References: Hall (
2020), 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.
