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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 8-18 inches
Leaves: Broadleaf
Fruit: Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Year Round
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Year Round
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Colombian Waxweed
  • Sete-Sangrias
  • Guanxuma-Vermelha
  • Balsamona
  • Chiagari

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Location: Aberdeen, NC (1⁄4 mile south of Saunders street a long railroad track)
Date: September 10, 2023
Colombian Wax weed # 527; RAB p. 741, 135-6-1, AG p. 186; LHB pag
Location: Aberdeen, NC (1⁄4 mile south of Saunders street a long railroad track)
Date: September 10, 2023
Colombian Wax weed # 527; RAB p. 741, 135-6-1, AG p. 186; LHB pag
Location: Aberdeen, NC (1⁄4 mile south of Saunders street a long railroad track)
Date: September 10, 2023
Colombian Wax weed # 527; RAB p. 741, 135-6-1, AG p. 186; LHB pag

Date: 2016-04-05
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