Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

sandweed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Hypericum fasciculatum

Family:

Clusiaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

3-5 ft tall by 3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Adapted to edge of marshes. Suited for use only where the hydrology matches its needs. Where present, protect by protection hydrology and water quality.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Aquatic ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts insect pollinators, especially bees.  Bees include  Colletes nudus and Coelioxys sayi plus the non-native A pis mellifera (honeybee), Bombus irnpatiens and Xylocopa micans (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.

Native Habitats:

Cutthroat seeps, wet prairie, flatwoods marshes, margins of cypress swamps.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Would be nice to see this used more in restoration, but the hydrology and substrate need to be correct.