Plant Profile: Sabatia dodecandra

Taxonomy: Sabatia dodecandra

Names

Large Marsh Rose-pink, Perennial Sea-pink

  • Photo of Sabatia dodecandra (Sabatia dodecandras)

Phonetic Spelling:sa-BAY-shee-uh doh-DEK-an-druh

Genus:Sabatia

Species:dodecandra

Family:Gentianaceae

The Perennial Sea-pink is a hardy perennial plant indigenous to New York, commonly located along riverbanks, in ditches, and in areas that have been disturbed.

Sabatia dodecandra Feature Summary

Sabatia dodecandra Image Gallery

Tags

#stream banks
#ditches
#disturbed areas
#food source fall
#Coastal OBL
#food source nectar
#food source pollen
#Piedmont Mountains OBL
#food source hard mast fruit
#audubon

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Sabatia dodecandra Feature Summary

Attributes
Fruit
Fruit displays from August to October.
Flowers
Deep pink flowers with star-shaped yellow center outlined with red bloom from June to August.
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Moist
Occasionally Wet
Coastal

Sabatia dodecandra Attributes

Sabatia dodecandra: Country Or Region Of Origin

New York

Sabatia dodecandra: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Sabatia dodecandra Fruit

Sabatia dodecandra: Fruit Description

Fruit displays from August to October.

Sabatia dodecandra: Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Sabatia dodecandra Flowers

Sabatia dodecandra: Flower Description

Deep pink flowers with star-shaped yellow center outlined with red bloom from June to August.

Sabatia dodecandra: Flower Color

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Pink

Sabatia dodecandra: Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Sabatia dodecandra Whole Plant Traits

Sabatia dodecandra: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Sabatia dodecandra Cultural Conditions

Sabatia dodecandra: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Sabatia dodecandra: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Sabatia dodecandra: NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Sabatia dodecandra Leaves

Sabatia dodecandra: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Sabatia dodecandra Stem

Sabatia dodecandra: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes