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Large Marsh Rose-pink
Sabatia dodecandra (sa-BAY-tee-uh doh-de-KAN-druh)
Family: Gentianaceae
Native Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
Herbaceous (1-3 ft) Native Perennial Sea-pink is a perennial native to the eastern and southeastern United States and found along river banks, ditches and disturbed areas.
Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗
NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 23 attributes.
Companions & Conflicts
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Herbaceous Perennial; Native Plant; Wildflower
Life cycle
Perennial
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil drainage
Moist | Occasionally Wet
NC region
Coastal
Mature size
Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 2 in. | Width: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
Form & Appearance
Hairs present
No
Flower color
Pink
Flower detail
Deep pink flowers with star-shaped yellow center outlined with red bloom from June to August.
Bloom time
Summer
Fruit detail
Fruit displays from August to October.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Native
Origin
New York
Food & Medicine
Harvest time
Fall
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Native Garden
Garden tags
#ditches #stream banks #disturbed areas #Coastal OBL #food source hard mast fruit #food source nectar #food source pollen #Piedmont Mountains OBL #food source fall #Audubon #NC native #NC Native Pollinator Plant
Planted at Hunnicutt
Nobody’s planted this one yet.