Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Mark Kateli
Photo by: Mark Kateli
Photo by: Mark Kateli
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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Feay's palafox

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Palafoxia feayi

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

4-5 tall by 2-3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Deciduous. Blooms in late July-December.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Since this gets tall, plant it at the rear of a wildflower garden. Blooms in mid-fall with blooms concentrated at the tops of the stems.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Said to be easy to grow from seed.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Coming Soon!

Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- 1Stays wet

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 to circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts  butterflies and moths 





Types of  bees that have been observed visiting the flowers at the Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup and Deyrup 2015) include honey bees, bumble bees.plasterer bees, sweat bees, leafcutting bees, spider wasps, thread-waisted wasps, and vispid wasps.

Native Habitats:

Scrub and scrubby flatwoods.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Endemic to the Florida peninsula.