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Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 4 inches to 6 feet
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: 1/2 to 3/4 inch disc-shaped, 12-sectioned schizocarp; each section containing one seed.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
White
Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Fanpetals
  • Common Wireweed
  • Broom Weed

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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-19
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-09
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-10
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-09
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-19
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: August 20, 2022
Fanpetals #308; AG page 99, 20-6-?, "A name used by Theophrastus.
Location: Aberdeen, NC (loop road)
Date: August 20, 2022
Fanpetals #308; AG page 99, 20-6-?, "A name used by Theophrastus.
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-19
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-09
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-10

Date: 2013-09-25
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-02-10
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