General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Plant Spread: 1-3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Crosswort
  • Caucasian Crosswort
  • Creeping Crosswort
  • Large-Styled Crosswort
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Phuopsis stylosa
  • Synonym: Crucianella stylosa

Photo Gallery
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-24
Location: Howick Hall, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-06-01
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2022-03-15
Location: Helmsley Walled Garden, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2014-06-01
Location: in my garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-12
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: June
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-06-12
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-06-12

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: June
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: June
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2016-04-01

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Ispahan (Chicago - Zone 6a) on Jul 4, 2012 6:27 PM concerning plant:
    One of my favorite new perennials. Shrugs off heat and drought and blooms in attractive waves of pink blooms. Looks much like an ever-flowering pink sweet woodruff. Foliage has a skunky odor but it doesn't bother me since it is seldom noticeable on the open air and it repels squirrels, rabbits and other vermin. Flowers are beloved of bees which is the main reason I have planted it in my garden.
Plant Events from our members
chelle On February 25, 2015 Potted up
(5) two-finger paper
chelle On February 16, 2015 Seeds sown
Room temp. with minimal GA3.
chelle From February 16, 2015 to February 21, 2015 Seeds germinated
In ambient light.
MrsBinWY On May 29, 2022 Potted up
8 seedlings on 5-29-2022.
MrsBinWY On April 21, 2022 Seeds germinated
On 4-21-2022, observed 2 radicals emerging.
MrsBinWY On April 15, 2022 Seeds sown
On 4-15-2022, sowed 10 seeds (all) in milk jug at room temp, 2021C seeds from janinilulu
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