Summer Farewell

Three species occur in Florida. Please plant your local variety.



Wildflower garden where it is very showy in late summer/early fall.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Some birds and small mammals consume consume the seeds (https://flawildflowers.org/).

Dry flatwoods, sandhill, scrub. This species can be seen at the Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County.

• Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
• Larval host for southern dogface (Zerene cesonia).
• Attracts insects, especially bees.