FNPS Plant Database

Spigelia marilandica

woodland pinkroot
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

woodland pinkroot

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Spigelia marilandica

Family:

Strychnaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-3 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow,red

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden. Blooms best in light shade. Use in a bog, pond or water garden.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed or root division. Apparently difficult to grow from cuttings.

Light:

Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Short very dry periods

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:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Hummingbirds

Attracts hummingbirds which are the primary pollinator.

Native Habitats:

Upland woods.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Bloom period can be prolonged by removing flowers as they wither. It does not compete well with aggressive plants.

Citations:

Florida Wildflower Foundation.  https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-spigelia-marilandica/



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



Illinois Wildflowers.  https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/indian_pink.html



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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