Annual Sea-pink

Sabatia stellaris (sa-BAY-tee-uh stell-AIR-iss)

Family: Gentianaceae Native Herbaceous

HerbaceousNative

Annual Sea-pink is a native annual found in marshy brackish water areas.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 24 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 4 - Herbaceous

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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.

Fills a similar niche Clethra alnifolia Eutrochium maculatum Solidago sempervirens

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions

Plant type: Annual; Native Plant; Wildflower
Life cycle: Annual
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
Canopy layer: 4 - Herbaceous

Form & Appearance

Hairs present: No
Flower color: Pink
Flower detail: Pink flowers bloom from July to October.
Bloom time: Fall; Summer
Fruit detail: Fruit displays from August to November.

Wildlife & Ecology

Native status: Native
Origin: Southeastern U.S.A., Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba

Food & Medicine

Harvest time: Fall

Landscape Use

Landscape location: Coastal
Landscape theme: Native Garden
Garden tags: #NC native #salt tolerant #native annual #wet soils tolerant #Piedmont Mountains FACW #Coastal OBL #food source hard mast fruit #food source nectar #food source pollen #food source fall #Audubon #NC Native Pollinator Plant

Problems & Resistance

Resistant to: Salt; Wet Soil

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