Sabatia angularis
- Phonetic Spelling
- sa-BAY-tee-uh ang-yoo-LAIR-iss
- Description
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Rose-pink Sabatia is a wildflower with showy, fragrant, 1 in. single pink flowers with five petals and a greenish-yellow star-shaped eye. The flower cluster has opposite branching. Flowers are followed by seed capsules (1/3” long), each having numerous tiny seeds which are easily scattered by wind when ripe to new locations. Although rose pink is biennial, it will easily self-seed in the garden, often forming perennial-like colonies producing abundant bloom each year. Opposite egg-shaped leaves, 0.7 to 1.5 in. long with a heart-shaped clasping base. Plant them in woodland borders, marshes, and thickets.
This plant was selected as the 2020 NC Wildflower of the Year, a program managed by the North Carolina Botanical Garden with some financial support from the Garden Club of North Carolina.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Sabatia
- Species:
- angularis
- Family:
- Gentianaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Biennial
- Distribution:
- Ontario south to New Mexico and Florida
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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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)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Wheel
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Showy, fragrant, 1 in. single pink flowers with five petals; greenish yellow star-shaped eye; flower cluster has opposite branching
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Opposite egg-shaped leaves, 0.7 to 1.5 in. long; heart-shaped clasping base
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
