• Family name: Asteraceae

• Host plant for: none

• General description: Erect herbaceous perennial with alternate leaves and elongated, terminal clusters of small yellow flowers borne on tall leafy stalks. Easy to cultivate. Prefers full sun in well-drained sites. Drought and salt tolerant. Ornamental and underused in home gardens. Showy in mass. Flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators.

• Type: Herbaceous perennial
• Flower: Elongated, terminal clusters of small, yellow flowers
• Bloom time: Spring through fall
• Soil type: Moist to dry, well-drained soils
• Maximum height: 6 feet

• Candidate for home gardens: Easy to grow. Showy flowers
• Availability in nursery: Specialty and native plant nurseries
• Frenquency in the wild: Common
• Habitat: coastal uplands, pine flatwoods, ruderal

• Range in Florida
  

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