The range of this species includes much of eastern North America.  This orchid is found through much of Florida, especially north Florida.   State Threatened.  Please acquire only from reputable sources. Bog garden. This is a very site-specific plant that will grow well in seepage settings. Typically grown with other specialists such as pitcher plants.

Endemic to the Florida peninsula. 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.

An important sand dune stabilizer. Groundcover in sandy areas. Used for dune stabilization. Fast growing.

Use as a tall groundcover or small shrub.

Spicy smell to crushed foliage. Florida is at the southern end of the range for this species, and the range is likely disjoint with the species occurring in areas where appropriate drainage conditions (seepy) are common. Naturalistic settings and informal wet hammock settings.

This species is grown primarily for its use as a butterfly plant. It is not as showy as the commonly grown introduced plumbago. This species has a pan-tropical distribution. Understory shrub or use a group as a groundcover in a shady setting.

Wetland pond edges.

Specimen shrub.