General Landscape Uses:
Wildflower garden.
Availability:
Available at native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description: Perennial wildflower 4-8 inches tall, spreading by stolons. Bright green or bluish green leaflets have toothed margins. White flowers in the spring and tiny, edible strawberry fruits in the summer.
Dimensions: 4-8 inches in height, spreading.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Eastern and western United States scattered south to Jackson and Jefferson counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Open hammocks.
Soils: Dry to moist, well-drained sandy soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Low to moderate; it can grow in nutrient poor soils or soils with some organic content.
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: White.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Spring.
Fruit: Red berry.
Wildlife and Ecology: Larval host for Gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) butterfly. Attracts pollinators.
References: Florida Wildflower Foundation (
2020 ), Wunderlin and Hansen 2011
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.
