Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.. Available at Indian Trails Native Nursery in Lake Worth (561-641-9488).
Description:
	Medium herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 1-3 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north to Indian River and Charlotte counties; Bahamas. In the Monroe County Keys, disjunct from Miami-Dade County to the pine rocklands of Big Pine Key.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and marl prairies.
Soils:
	Seasonally wet to moist, well-drained to moderately well-drained sandy or limestone 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:
	Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts pollinators, especially native bees and other beneficial insects. Valuable source of nectar for birds.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
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