• Family name: Asteraceae

• Host plant for: none

• General description: Robust herbaceous perennial with single erect leafy stem arising from basal rosette that bears flattened terminal cluster of bright pink flowers. Showy and distinctive addition to the fall garden. Tolerates dry, well-drained soils in full sun. Propagate by seed or root division. Flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators.

• Type: Perennial herb
• Flower: Terminal cluster of bright pink florets
• Bloom time: Late summer to fall
• Soil type: Well-drained, often sandy soil
• Maximum height: 3 feet or more

• Candidate for home gardens: Showy landscape plant
• Availability in nursery: Not commercially available. Grown by wildflower enthusiasts.
• Frenquency in the wild: Common
• Habitat: sandhills, pine flatwoods, hardwood forests, ruderal

• Range in Florida
  

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