General Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower gardens.
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous wildflower.
Dimensions:
	About 1-3 feet in height. About as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Eastern and central North America west to New Mexico and south to Palm Beach and Collier counties.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and coastal uplands.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low to moderate; it can grow in nutrient poor soils or soils with some organic content.
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:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous aggregate of 4 nutlets.