Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Small short-lived perennial herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	Typically 4-12 inches in height. As broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Southeastern United States west to Texas and south to Broward and Collier counties; Greater Antilles. Very rare in Broward County and known only from the Pembroke Lakes Mall area. Not documented on barrier islands in Florida, but possibly historically present; it grows well at Pan’s Garden in Palm Beach.
Habitats:
	Swamps and moist forests.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to poorly-drained sandy or organic soils.
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:
	Light shade.
Flower Color:
	Pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seeds and cuttings.
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