General Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries in northern Florida.
Description: Succulent perennial with narrow basal leaves 1 foot long. Greenish-yellow tubular flowers in a spike-like inflorescence on slender stalks up to 6 feet tall.
Dimensions: Typically 3-6 feet in height, often taller than broad.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Southeastern United States south to Alachua and Hernando counties; very rare east Leon and Wakulla counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Hammocks
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high; grows best with some organic content and may languish 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 to light shade.
Flower Color: Greenish yellow
Flower Characteristics: Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season: July.
Fruit: 3 parted capsule with black seeds.
References: Wunderlin and Hansen (
2011), Taylor (
1998
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.
