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Gentianaceae
Rose Gentian
Sabatia angularis
Intrinsic worth and sweet temper.
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Sabatia
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Biennial herb
- Height
- 30-75 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Moist, acidic to neutral
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- Biennial
Did you know
- The star-shaped pink flowers have a distinctive green star pattern at the center formed by the calyx.
- It is named after Liberato Sabbati, an 18th-century Italian botanist.
- The square stems are a distinguishing feature and quite unusual among flowering plants.
- In Appalachian folk medicine, tea made from the plant was used as a bitter tonic for digestion.
- It is sometimes called 'rose pink' and was once widely gathered from meadows for herbal use.
Color meanings
0
Sweetness
1
Loveliness
2
Charm