Boltonia asteroides
Marsh Boltonia, White Doll's Daisy
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 3 to 6 ft tall by 2 to 3 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White,pink,lavender | |
Fruit Color: | Brown | |
Phenology: | ||
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. Can be naturalized. Makes a good cut flower. Blooms late in the season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Can escape cultivation and seeds stick to clothing and pets. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Root division, seed. Said to be easy to grow from seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short 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: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Acidic |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Attracts pollinators including bees, wasps, flies, butterflies abd moths, and beetles. | |
Native Habitats: | Open wet places with sandy or gravely soils. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures