Scientific Name
Agalinis (Gerardia) purpurea

Common Name
Purple gerardia
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 2.5 feet
Flower/fruit: 1 inch pink-purple bell-shaped, downy flowers in leaf axis; dark spots in throat; very short flower stalk
Flowering Season: Fall
Foliage: Paired linear leaves, 1 to 1.5 inches long; smaller leaves clustered in the axils
Site: Damp acidic soil, thickets, boggy sites
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