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
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV