FNPS Plant Database
Helianthus debilis subsp. vestitus
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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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Primarily pollinated by bees.
Birds and small mammals eat the seeds.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Despite the appearance of the county-based range map, the actual range is limited to the coastal areas.
Citations:
https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/5299/SCtZ-0310-Hi_res.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu
Insititute for Regional Conservation. https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Helidebidebi#:~:text=Description: Medium, spreading, short,together and form large patches.
Nelson, Gil. 2003. Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.
Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Tras, Pamela. 2001. Gardening for Florida's butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing, St. Petersburg, FL.
