Fringed Meadow Beauty
Rhexia petiolata
Fringed meadow beauty is a compact Southeastern meadow beauty with rose-purple flowers and fringed anthers, a charming little native for sunny, wet, acidic sites.
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA