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Sabatia angularis

Common Name(s):

Phonetic Spelling
sa-BAY-tee-uh ang-yoo-LAIR-iss
Description

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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Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#fragrant#wetlands#NC native#marshes#NC Native Pollinator Plant#NC Wildflower of the Year#woodland
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#fragrant#wetlands#NC native#marshes#NC Native Pollinator Plant#NC Wildflower of the Year#woodland
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Sabatia
    Species:
    angularis
    Family:
    Gentianaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Biennial
    Distribution:
    Ontario south to New Mexico and Florida
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Herbaceous Perennial
    Native Plant
    Wildflower
    Habit/Form:
    Erect
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Location:
    Woodland
    Landscape Theme:
    Native Garden