FNPS Plant Database
Brickellia cordifolia
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Especially attractive to butterflies.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
This is a rare plant. Please acquire responsibly (don't steal from the wild).
Not common in the nursery trade (we are aware of one North Florida nursery that sells it).
Citations:
Chafin, Linda. 2000. Flyr's brickell-bush.. Field guide to the rare plants of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. FL.
Huegel, Craig. 2021. https://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2010/01/flyrs-nemesis-brickellia-cordifolia.htm l.
