Maryland Meadow Beauty
Rhexia mariana
Maryland meadow beauty spreads into colonies of pale-pink, golden-anthered flowers in damp meadows, ditches, and savannas, blooming for months in sunny, moist ground.
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA