General Landscape Uses:
Water gardens and along pond and lake edges.
Availability:
Native plant nurseries.
Description: Medium herbaceous wildflower.
Dimensions: About 3-4 feet in height. About as broad as tall.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range:
Widespread in North America south to Broward and Collier counties; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Swamps and marshes.
Soils: Wet, poorly-drained organic soils.
Nutritional Requirements: High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
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: Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flower Color: White and yellow.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Summer-fall.
Fruit: Inconspicuous achene.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed and division.
Comments: See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's
Flower Friday page.
