Melanthera nivea
snow squarestem, salt & pepper
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2-5 ft tall by 2-4 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Use in a butterfly garden or informal wildflower garden.
Considerations:
Can get rangy and may need pruning. Reseeds, so plant it where that's not a problem.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Heavily used by butterflies, skippers, bees, and wasps for nectar. This plant is an insect magnet.
Native Habitats:
Edges of upland hardwood forests, hydric hammocks, maritime hammocks, pine flatwoods, pine-oak-hickory woods, calcareous hammocks, coastal hammocks, open areas.
