Landscape Uses:
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Perennial herb with scrambling or arching hairy stems up to 3 feet long. Paired, hairy leaflets one quarter inch wide. Dark pink, pea-shaped flowers one quarter inch long, in clusters.
Height:
	Typically 3 feet in height.
Growth Rate:
Range:
	Endemic to South Florida.
Habitats:
	Dry hammocks and disturbed sites.
Soils:
	Dry to 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.
Flower Color:
	Dark pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy clusters of small flowers.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Pod, typically curved, 1.2-1.8 inches long.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
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