General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Very thin, grass like
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Florida Scrub Roseling
  • Rosy Spiderwort
  • Pink Spiderwort
  • Roseling

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Location: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park - Okeechobee co., Florida
Date: 21-MAY-2005
Photo courtesy of Brian Ahern

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