Carphephorus corymbosus

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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B

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Coastal-plain Chaffhead
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Size: | 2.5 - 4 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White,purple | |
Phenology: | Winters as a basal rosette. Blooms late summer into fall. | |
Habitats: | Sandhill, scrubby flatwoods, mesic flatwoods. |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Dry meadows. Wildflower gardens. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil/Substrate: | Sand |
Wildlife
Attracts many butterflies (NSIS), bees and other pollinators. One documented bee is Halictus ligatus (Deyrup et al. 2002).