Plant Profile: Sabatia stellaris

Taxonomy: Sabatia stellaris

Names

Annual Sea-pink

  • Photo of Sabatia stellaris (Sabatia stellariss)

Phonetic Spelling:sa-BAY-shee-uh stell-AIR-iss

Genus:Sabatia

Species:stellaris

Family:Gentianaceae

The Annual Sea-pink is a native plant that thrives in marshy regions with brackish water.

Sabatia stellaris Feature Summary

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#salt tolerant
#wet sites
#NC native
#native annual
#food source fall
#Coastal OBL
#food source nectar
#food source pollen
#Piedmont Mountains FACW
#wet soils tolerant
#food source hard mast fruit
#audubon

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Sabatia stellaris Feature Summary

Attributes
Country Or Region Of Origin:
Southeastern U.S.A., Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba
Fruit
Fruit Description:
Fruit displays from August to November.
Flowers
Flower Description:
Pink flowers bloom from July to October.
Whole Plant Traits
Plant Type:
Annual
Native Plant
Cultural Conditions
Light:
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil Drainage:
Moist
Occasionally Wet
NC Region:
Coastal
Leaves
Stem
Landscape

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Sabatia stellaris Attributes

Sabatia stellaris: Country Or Region Of Origin

Southeastern U.S.A., Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba

Sabatia stellaris: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Sabatia stellaris Fruit

Sabatia stellaris: Fruit Description

Fruit displays from August to November.

Sabatia stellaris: Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Sabatia stellaris Flowers

Sabatia stellaris: Flower Description

Pink flowers bloom from July to October.

Sabatia stellaris: Flower Color

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Pink

Sabatia stellaris: Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Sabatia stellaris Whole Plant Traits

Sabatia stellaris: 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 stellaris Cultural Conditions

Sabatia stellaris: 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 stellaris: Soil Drainage

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

Sabatia stellaris: NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Sabatia stellaris Leaves

Sabatia stellaris: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Sabatia stellaris Stem

Sabatia stellaris: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Sabatia stellaris Landscape

Sabatia stellaris: Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind

Sabatia stellaris: Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland