| Queensdelight
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| Stillingia sylvatica
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| Euphorbiaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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| Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
| Description: |
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Medium shrub-like herb. |
| Height: |
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Typically 1-3 feet in height. About as broad as tall. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
| Range: |
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Eastern and central United States west to Colorado and New Mexico and south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. |
| Habitats: |
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Pinelands. |
| Soils: |
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Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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High; does not require any supplemental water once established. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
| Flower Color: |
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Yellow. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Semi-showy. |
| Flowering Season: |
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All year. |
| Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous capsule. |
| Wildlife and Ecology: |
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| Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from division. |
| Comments: |
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Keith A. Bradley, 1999 In habitat, Rockdale Pineland, Florida
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida Expand
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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