The cream-colored petals are crimped at the margins with numerous dark-purple stamen filaments and bluish anthers. Silky hairs cover the lower leaf surface. Specimen plant. This is an open-branched shrub that can be trained into a small tree. It prefers habitats under a high canopy.

Specimen or background plant. It is unusual in that it blooms in the fall.

Prolific bloomer: very showy. Fragrant. Understory tree. Specimen plant in moist areas.

These pretty little plants are not typically grown, most likely because they are annuals or short-lived perennials and require moist settings. Moist wildflower garden. Grow as annuals.

Groundcover.