Balduina angustifolia
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Coastalplain Honeycombhead, Yellow Buttons
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 2-3 ft tall by 0.5 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Biennial | |
Flower Color: | Yellow | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Casual wildflower bed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Not drought tolerant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. It may reseed on its own, but there is a necessity to recognize the 1st year rosette. Will only reseed in sandy open areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
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Native Habitats: | Open, dry sites. Naturally grows in scrub and scrubby flatwoods. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | The first year, this plant is a small rosette. The second year, it grows in height and flowers. |