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Pineweed

Hypericum gentianoides

Pineweed (orange grass) is a wiry, nearly leafless annual that dots dry, sandy ground with minuscule yellow flowers, turning rusty orange in fall, an easy native pioneer for hot, lean, sunny sites.

Family
Hypericaceae
Type
wildflower
Lifespan
annual
Height
0.3–1 ft
Spacing
0.3–0.6 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
acidic
Bloom
July, August, September
Bloom colors
yellow
Wildlife value
pollinators
Landscape uses
border, container
Native states
AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV