Educational Story
The Costalplain Honeycombhead, Balduina Angustifolia, is a member of the aster family which includes daisies and sunflowers. It flowers during late summer and early fall. Its yellow flowers include both ray and disc florets and they bloom on slender, wiry stems. It grows in sandy soils associated with pine flatwoods, scrub, and coastal ecosystems. Marvel at the detailed complexity of this flower as you imagine how a bee might see it as settles in to collect pollen and nectar from this important food source.
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Gardening Facts
| Scientific Name: | Balduina angustifolia |
| Common Name: | Yellow Buttons, Honeycomhead |
| Description of facts and concepts: | A fall-blooming perennial herb in the aster family that is an important food source for bees and butterflies. |
| Seed or division information: | Reseeds in sandy open areas |
| Date of flower’s bloom (Month and week): | All year |
| Ecoregion: | Scrub, Scrubby flatwoods and Pinelands |
| Color of Flower: | Bright yellow |
| Height: | Up to 3 feet |
| Spread: | 12-24″ |
| Family: | Asteraceae (aster or daisy) |
| Soil Type: Base to Acidic | Acidic |
| Soil: Dry to Wet | Dry and sandy |
| Light: Sun to Shade | Full Sun |
| Zone | 8B-10B |