Maryland Meadow Beauty Rhexia mariana var. mariana
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Other plants called Maryland Meadow Beauty:
- Phonetic Spelling
- REKS-ee-uh mar-ee-AH-nuh mar-ee-AH-nuh
- Description
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Maryland Meadow Beauty is a native wildflower with light pink flowers found in the eastern and central USA. In NC it is found in the coastal plains in sandy, wet, nutrient-poor acidic soil and tolerates periodic flooding. It grows in full sun to partial shade and can be used in water gardens, along streams or ponds and in bog gardens.
The 4-petaled flowers are pink to nearly white and bloom during the summers. The plant grows from rhizomes and can form colonies.
Habitat: Pine flatwoods, wet meadows, bog margins, ditches, wet roadsides, often weedy
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rhexia
- Species:
- mariana
- Family:
- Melastomataceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southeastern and central U.S.A.
- Distribution:
- AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant attracts bumblebees.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- Medium
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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:
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Urn-shaped capsules display from July to November.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Lavender-pink to nearly white 4-petaled flowers with 8 stamens and prominent curved yellow anthers. Blooms from May to October.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Short stemmed green leaves are linear to lanceolate with hairs on both surfaces. 1-2" long & 1/3 as wide. Toothed margins.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Cross Section:
- Square
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- The stem is glandular-hairy and unevenly square, often freely branched.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Pond
- Riparian
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Rain Garden
- Water Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Poor Soil
- Wet Soil
- Problems:
- Weedy
