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Rosepink |
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Pursh |
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Rose Pink |
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Rose Gentian |
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Bitter Bloom |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 12 to 30 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 to 24 inches |
Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Malodorous |
Flower Color: | Pink |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Stratify seeds |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jul 16, 2019 5:36 PM So far, I have only seen this biennial growing in the bog garden next to the big pond at Jenkins Arboretum in southeast Pennsylvania. It does grow in moist sites, marshes, and poorly drained fields, but also in upland places as rocky glades and roadsides. It is native from Texas to Florida up to New York & Connecticut to the Midwest. It is a threatened or endangered species. It has 4-anguled, winged, hairless stems, and has some opposite arranged leaves near the top of the plant. It is pollinated by bees and butterflies. [ Reply to this comment | |
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