General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 8-12 inches
Plant Spread: 24-36 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant are poisonous
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Poacynum armenum
  • Synonym: Apocynum venetum subsp. sarmatiense
  • Synonym: Apocynum sarmatiense

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