General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 inches to 8 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Other: Year round
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cooked greens
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Ca (Calcium)
Fe (Iron)
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Low rattlebox

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Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2012-04-24
shows the "rust" color on the back of bloom
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2012-04-24
Photo by gingin
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-09-04

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