{"product_id":"rabbit-bells-crotalaria-rotundifolia","title":"Rabbit Bells (Crotalaria rotundifolia)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e   Perennial herbaceous plant to 6-8 inches, semi-succulent leaves and small \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eyellow flowers. Like its larger relative the Rattlebox (Crotalaria pumila), it's ripe seeds will \"rattle\" in the pods, but it is a longer-lived and slower-growing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Habitat:  \u003c\/strong\u003eOpen\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003epinelands (including Pine Rocklands), coastal and other sandy areas. Occurs from the Keys to well north of Okeechobee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting and Care:  \u003c\/strong\u003e Needs full sunlight to flower best, but tolerates partial shade.  Does not like constantly wet soil. Tolerates drought once established, and also salt spray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePros: \u003c\/strong\u003ePerennial. Tolerates poor and dry soil once established, and salt spray. Host plant for the day-flying \u003cem\u003eOrnate Bella Moth\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUtetheisa ornatrix), whose caterpillars eat the unripe seeds, and the Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus).  Self seeds in open ground. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCons: \u003c\/strong\u003eSmall plant and flower size, can be overgrown by larger wildflowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePhoto by Roger Hammer\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"DCFNPS Pop-up Native Plant Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51317932622137,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/4162\/1049\/files\/crot_bc6594fc-379b-41f9-a50f-f6e3cbc28228.jpg?v=1762276517","url":"https:\/\/store.dade.fnpschapters.org\/products\/rabbit-bells-crotalaria-rotundifolia","provider":"DCFNPS Pop-up Native Plant Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}