General Landscape Uses:
Wildflower gardens.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Wildflower 3-5 feet tall with yellow flowers 2-3 inches wide.
Dimensions: Typically 3-5 feet in height.
Range:
Eastern half of the United States scattered south to Jackson to Levy counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Disturbed sites.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus.
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: Yellow.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Late summer.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators. Provides food for birds.
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.
