Scientific Name
Helonias bullata

Common Name
Swamp-pink
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 3 feet
Flower/fruit: Tight cluster of bright pink flowers with blue anthers borne on a tall hollow stem; scale-like bracts toward the base
Flowering Season: Light spring into early summer
Foliage: Basal rosette of flat, lanceolate or spatulate, evergreen leaves; broadest above the middle
Site: Swamps, bogs
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