FNPS Plant Database

Sabatia decandra

Bartram's marsh-pink

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Bartram's marsh-pink

Synonym(s):

Sabatia bartramii

Genus species:

Sabatia decandra

Family:

Gentianaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2 - 2.5 ft tall by 0.3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower in moist areas.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Said to be difficult to grow.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Likely pollinated by bees.  

Native Habitats:

Wet flatwoods, bogs, cypress swamps, ruderal areas, wet prairie, margins of ponds.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Not generally planted.  Likey best saved if present or otherwise enjoyed in the wild.

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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