General Landscape Uses:
Wildflower gardens.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Wildflower 1-7 feet tall with hairy, oval leaves 1-4 inches long. Small yellow flowers on arching branches at the top of the stem.
Dimensions: Typically 1-7 feet in height.
Range:
Eastern and southern United States south to Escambia to Jefferson counties. A population is also present in Levy county.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Swamps and rocky hammocks.
Soils: Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to poorly-drained organic or sandy soils, often with acid pH.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high; grows best with some organic content and may languish 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: Moderate to low; requires moist to wet soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Yellow.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: July-November
Fruit: Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. Valuable source of insects for birds.
References: Wunderlin and Hansen (
2011), Britton and Brown 1970
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.
