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Phoebanthus grandiflorus
Florida false sunflower is a perennial wildflower native to peninsular Florida, found in sandy pine flatwoods and longleaf pine sandhills. It thrives in full sun and well-drained sandy soil, and tolerates the fire cycles of its native habitat.
Phoebanthus grandiflorus, commonly called Florida false sunflower, is a species of perennial flowering plant endemic to peninsular Florida in the U.S.
It occurs in sandy, fire-dependent pine habitats of Florida including pine flatwoods and longleaf pine sandhill.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phoebanthus grandiflorus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
