Spigelia marilandica
Indian-pink · Woodland Pink · Worm-grass · Woodland Pinkroot
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- Herbaceous Perennial, WildflowerExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Habit
- perennialPlants of the World Online
- Height
- 1-2 ft30-60 cmExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Spread
- 0.5-1.5 ft15-45 cmExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Flower
- Gold/Yellow, Red/BurgundyExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Blooms
- SummerExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Native range
- Native to the lower 48 statesPLANTS Database
- Hardiness zones
- 5-9Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Dappled Sunlight; Deep shade; Partial ShadeExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil
- High Organic MatterExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH
- Acid (<6.0)Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Moisture
- Good Drainage, Moist, Occasionally WetExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — NC State Extension; Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS.
Worth knowing
- Its red tubes open into yellow stars, and the spike blooms from the bottom up; hummingbirds come to it. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Spigelia marilandica
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Moderate
Sow outdoors and leave it
Sown outdoors in February 1; up in May.
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 90 days to germinate.
33% germination in 90 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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