Rhexia virginica

Virginia meadow-beauty

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Melastomaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

1 - 3.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Pink

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Wet

Blooms

June - September

Fall Color

Habitat

moist open areas on sandy soils

Notes

also R. mariana for MD; OBL

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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