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Sea daisy, also called sea-oxeye, is an evergreen shrub that
sprouts bright yellow flowers in the spring and summer. Because of its tolerance to salty habitats, sea daisy can be grown as a landscape shrub in salty soils, where few other plants will thrive. It is commonly found along the southern shores and mangrove swamps of Florida, but is native to coastal |
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Size/Form: |
Sea daisy is a low, erect, evergreen shrub, usually less than 3' tall. It spreads into a thick clump by underground stems. | |
Leaves: |
The leaves are simple, opposite and elliptical in shape. They are about 1" to 4" long and are very thick, almost succulent. The margins are usually entire but might have coarse teeth. The leaves are covered with dense fuzz that causes the leaf surfaces to appear gray. | |
Flowers: |
Bright yellow flowers are at the ends of the branches, in heads about 1" across. Flower centers are darker yellow. Flowers usually appear in the spring and summer and below the flowers are leaf-like, spiny bracts. | |
Fruit: |
The fruit is a flat, gray, angled nutlet, about ½" long. | |
Habitat: |
This shrub grows in tidal marshes, mangrove swamps and along the shores of estuaries. | |
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