Grass-Leaf Barbara's Button Marshallia graminifolia
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- mar-SHALL-ee-uh gram-in-ee-FOH-lee-uh
- Description
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In late summer and early fall, Grassleaf Barbaras Buttons puts out sweetly fragrant, pink or white blooms above its tidy leaves. The rest of the year, its rosette of low-growing green foliage can provide foreground accents for other blooms. Prefers moist to wet soil so does well near a pond, bog, or in a water garden.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Marshallia
- Species:
- graminifolia
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South East U.S.A. to Texas
- Distribution:
- Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from the Carolinas to Texas
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract butterflies.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Description:
- Displays from September to December
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long-lasting
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Crown
- Tubular
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 1 in. pink flower head composed of only disc flowers; no petals. Blooms from July to October.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Simple or sparingly branched slender stem; scattered narrow leaves broadest near the middle
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Pond
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Native Garden
- Rock Garden
- Water Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Heat
