Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A somewhat rare understory wildflower in pinelands and prairies.
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description:
	Small herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	Typically 6-18 inches in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Endemic to peninsular Florida from Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland north to Flagler, Marion and Levy counties.
Habitats:
	Pinelands.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
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:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Lavender and pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts bees, butterflies, and other insects pollinators, and possibly hummingbirds. Birds and other wildlife eat the fruit.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.