General Landscape Uses:
Perennial groundcover, borders, wildflower gardens.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Grass-like deciduous perennial to 3 feet tall. Star shaped pale blue or whiteish flowers. Foliage turns golden in the fall.
Dimensions: Up to 3 feet in height.
Range:
Southeastern North America south to Highlands County.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.
Habitats: Sandhills
Soils: 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: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Pale blue or white
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: April-November.
Fruit: Thin seed pods
Horticultural Notes: Seedlings flower the second year after germination.
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. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's
Flower Friday page.
