Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also an accent or specimen shrub.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Commonly available at native plant nurseries in central Florida. Available at native plant nurseries in northeast Florida.
Description:
	Medium to large herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	2-4 feet in height.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Eastern and central United States west to Texas and south to Palm Beach and Lee counties.
Habitats:
	Dry 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:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring.
Fruit:
	Capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides moderate amounts of food and cover for wildlife. Larval host plant for yucca giant skipper (Megathymus yuccae) butterflies.
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