General Landscape Uses:
Wildflower gardens.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Annual wildflower 8-28 inches tall with dark green or reddish stems and narrowly linear leaves 1 inch long. Purple flowers with yellow interior lines.
Dimensions: Typically 1-2 feet in height.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range:
Eastern United States south to Duval, Putnam, Marion, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties. Rare and scattered in northern and central Florida.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Pinelands, sandhills, scrub
Soils: Moist to dry, 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: 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 to light shade.
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Fall.
Fruit: Capsule.
References: Hall (
2020)
Comments: We are currently adding data for this species for central and northern Florida. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.
