Guyandotte Beauty
Synandra hispidula
A rare and beautiful woodland biennial native to rich, rocky slopes and valleys of the Ohio River region. Features large, heart-shaped leaves and showy, snapdragon-like, creamy-white flowers streaked with purple in late spring. A highly desirable understory treasure.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- shade, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- specimen, naturalizing
- Native states
- IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, VA