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Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica) plants from Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
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Magnificent flowers on compact, rounded plants. Long-lasting foliage. Sustainable hummingbird feeder.
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Spigelia marilandica
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Missouri Wildflowers Nursery's Native Plant of the Year for 2012. When in bloom, Indian Pink is impossible to ignore. It is one of the showiest native plants Missouri has to offer.
It is a long-lived and hardy perennial. Use it in a bed where you and hummingbirds can enjoy it. While it prefers average moisture & dappled shade, it will tolerate a wide range of conditions. The plants often maintain attractive foliage until September. Deadheading can sometimes encourage a second bloom in July or August.
Uses: shade garden, hummingbirds, rain gardens
Bloom time: June - July
Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Space: 24 to 30 inchees
Sun: Medium sun to shade
Moisture: Averge to moist
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This plant really impressed the neighbors and we love it too. In partial sun (west side of house) it formed a nice formal-ish mound that is attractive all growing season. The flowering period is relatively short (a couple weeks) but we've been able to encourage second blooms on occasion. After 3 years, our 5 plants have merged into a single clump about 3' across.
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from Kansas on 9/19/2020
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Thriving in full sun.
I planted three of these under the shade of a huge pin oak. The tree is gone now, but the plants are perfectly happy in full sun and no supplemental water. Nice vase shape and the hummingbirds love em.
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Trev
from Ballwin on 5/29/2021
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Great plant
I planted these several years ago and they have been reliable with standout red flowers, beautiful leaves. It hadn't spread for the longest time, but this year I'm happy to find new plants growing in several places. I'm going to transplant them in other places where they will look good. It's a great plant.
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Debra Kness
from Columbia MO on 9/18/2022
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I planted 27 Indian Pink plants (2"pots) last Fall. When do these plants typically start showing green in the Spring?
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Spring Fever
- 4/16/2018
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They start greening up later than other woodland plants. It should happen any day now. Spikenard has just started to send up shoots and American beauty berry foliage has barely begun to show any green. I would expect to see some green on the Indian pinks within 2 weeks or so.
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DOES THIS GROW WELL ON SLOPED GROUND?
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MELANIE
- 4/24/2019
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It should grow alright on a slope as long as it isn't in full sun.
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The website says you are out of stock. Your catalog says they will be available in May. Do you think you will have any in May or are they already spoken for? Thanks.
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Sandra Perry
- 3/12/2020
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We have hundreds growing, but they are still dormant as of today. We want them to grow a little more and develop a fuller root system before we start selling them. We shouldn't run out.
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Hi, I want to start a garden with native flowers (MO). But due to the current events, I would like to start from seed rather than go out to purchase potted plants. Are seeds for plants like Indian Pink normally available or is that not the norm? This is my first time gardening, so I am not sure when plants are available on seed form or only in pot form. Thanks for your help in advance!
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MT
- 3/23/2020
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Generally, seeds are available for the majority of potted plants we sell. However, Indian pink seeds are difficult to collect and rarely sold. You can click on "Growing Info" at the top of the page, and then select "Growing Wildflowers from Seed" for more details.
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Will there be any of the Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica) available in 2021?
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Debbie Walker
- 3/29/2021
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Yes. They need a little more time to root in, but they should be available in the next few weeks.
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Do rabbits eat this plant? It would be nice if this was a characteristic on your site as I have lots of problems with rabbits eating foliage.
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Kim Harnagel
- 4/20/2020
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We've never observed rabbits eating Indian pink. One website says most mammals don't eat it due to some toxicity. However, other sources online claim that rabbits will eat it.
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Heidi
- 6/15/2021
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It is unlikely, but if the deer population is big enough, they might test it out.
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I made the mistake of first planting 2 of the "cultivar" called Indian Pink Red Head. I was new to gardening and didn't realize a cultivar of native may not have the same amount of nectar or structure making it easy for them to reach the nectar. If I plant this true native near it, will they cross in a way that would make any new plants less useful for hummingbirds. Should I pull up the cultivars? Thank you
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- 5/10/2021
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