It grows in part-shade to full sun with average to moist soils. The large tubular flowers are reddish-orange and yellow and provide a nectar source for hummingbirds in the spring. It is found in woodlands, thickets, and floodplains. It grows in part-shade to full sun with average to moist soils. The leaves are opposite, simple, entire and lanceolate.
Yellow flowers are tubular with flared petals, and appear in late winter and spring.
The flowers are poisonous to pollinators. It is found in woodlands, pine flatwoods, and disturbed sites. The bluish-white flowers are very small and born along the tall slender stems. It blooms in late winter and early spring. Small linear leaves may be found on the lower portion of the stem, but the majority of the leaves are basal.