Sabatia brevifolia
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Shortleaf Rosegentian
Gentianaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 1.5 to 3 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Annual to short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Wildflower in moist casual setting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Adaptable |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Bees have been documented using this species including Dialictus nymphalis and D. tegularis (Deyrup et al. 2002). | |
Native Habitats: | Moist flatwoods, savannas. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | Not generally grown, little information on culture has been located. |