Brickellia cordifolia
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Flyr's Nemesis; Heart-leaf Brickellbush
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | to 4 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Pink | |
| Phenology: | Blooms late summer | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Back up flower beds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed or container grown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Especially attractive to butterflies. | |
| Native Habitats: | Open woodlands |
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: | 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). |