Rhexia virginica / Meadow Beauty (Melastome Family)

Blooms: Pink, 4-5 weeks, June-July
Leaves: Light green with purple tinge, opposite, simple leaves
Height:6-18” 
Space: 1-2’
Soil: Average, moist, wet
Exposure:  Full sun, Part shade
Fauna: Bumblebees, boat to 1 moth species
Seeds: Urn shaped seed heads turn bright red before turning brown
Deer Resistance: Low
Zone: 4-8
Native Status: NC Native, commo in the Sandhills and Mountains, uncommon in the Piedmont
Provenance: North Carolina ecotype, seed grown