General Landscape Uses:
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description: Medium to large herbaceous wildflower.
Dimensions: 2-3 feet; to 4 feet or more when in flower.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier 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: Swamps, marshes, hammocks and wet pine rocklands.
Soils: Seasonally wet, well-drained to moderately well-drained sandy soils, with or without humusy or organic top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to low.
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: Light to moderate shade.
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Summer-fall.
Fruit: Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed.
References: A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants
Comments: See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's
Flower Friday page.
