Rhexia virginica
handsome harry, common meadowbeauty, wing-stem meadow-pitcher, common meadow beauty
Family
Melastomataceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite, decussate
Leaf Margin
ciliate, serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, pink, purple
Flower Month
May - October
Height (meters)
0.2 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Habitat
Wetlands, wet meadows, seepage slopes, and moist open places.