Conradina etonia NOT OUTSIDE NC Aster great in less than ideal

great in less than ideal shady conditions including fairly dry soils

it is best in light shade to 6-8 hours of full sun

In very early spring the rosettes are topped by short

emerges from the bulb on a very mottled

topped in late summer with light lavender flowers

Conradina etonia NOT OUTSIDE NC Aster great in less than idealThe Federally endangered Conradina etonia was discovered by our friend, Bob McCartney of Woodlanders in Putnam County, Florida, in 1990 and subsequently introduced by Woodlanders Nursery. Less than 2000 plants exist at the nineteen sites in the Florida panhandle (around the Etoniah Creek State Forest) where it can be found growing in deep white sandy soils. In our garden, Conradina etonia has proven very easy to grow in well drained garden soils,