Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Bob Simon

Nomenclature

Common Name:

many-wings, coastalplain palafox

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Palafoxia integrifolia

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

3-4 ft tall by 2-4 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

Deciduous. Blooms in late summer and fall.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Since this gets tall, plant it at the rear of a wildflower garden. Individual stems are narrow, but older specimens can have multiple stems. Blooms in mid-fall with blooms concentrated at the tops of the stems.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Coming Soon!

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Short very dry periods

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 bees, butterflies and moths. 





Said to attract scarab beetles.

Native Habitats:

Dry or scrubby flatwoods and , coastal hammocks. Common after fire.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Not readily available from nurseries but said to be easy to grow.



Palafoxia feayi is a related species, also beautiful, but harder to row and even less available.  It is associated with the scrubs of the central peninsula.