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Characteristics
Height: 1.5-5'
Flowers: Aug.-Oct.; reddish brown
Fall color: reddish
Conditions *
Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 5-6.3
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy
Habitat
fresh marshes, wet soils, coastal areas
Native to
Region: Coastal Piedmont
Mountain *
States:
Wildlife
Notes
tolerates drought; grows in tufts; reddish fall color
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/204.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004