Palafoxia feayi
Feay's palafox
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
4-5 tall by 2-3 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,pink
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms in late July-December.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Since this gets tall, plant it at the rear of a wildflower garden. Blooms in mid-fall with blooms concentrated at the tops of the stems.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Attracts butterflies and moths
Types of bees that have been observed visiting the flowers at the Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup and Deyrup 2015) include honey bees, bumble bees.plasterer bees, sweat bees, leafcutting bees, spider wasps, thread-waisted wasps, and vispid wasps.
Native Habitats:
Scrub and scrubby flatwoods.
