General Landscape Uses:
Wildflower garden.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Perennial rhizomatous wildflower with stems 4-16 inches long with 1-3 inch leaves. Showy pink or white flowers 1 inch across, with five petals with fringed edges.
Dimensions: Typically 6-12 inches in height, 2 feet wide.
Range:
Georgia and Jackson and Gadsden counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Bluff forests.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy soils, with humusy top layer.
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: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Moderate to light shade.
Flower Color: Pink or white.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Spring.
References: Wunderlin and Hansen (
2011),
Flora of North America
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.
