Marshallia grandiflora
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Common Name: Barbara's buttons
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Zone: 5 to 9
Native Range: North eastern United States
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 feet
Bloom Time: June to July
Bloom Color: Pink, Purple
Bloom Description: Pink with bluish purple anthers
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Flowers: Showy Flowers
Uses: Cut Flower

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers light shade and moist, humusy, slightly acid soil.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Tiny, orchid pink, tubular florets with bluish-purple anthers form solitary, terminal flower heads that superficially resemble the knapweeds. Flowers rise on long stems up to 18" high from basal rosettes of deep green, lance-shaped leaves. A native American plant found along streams and in clearings from Pennsylvania to North Carolina and Tennessee. Sometimes commonly called Barbara's buttons.

Problems

No serious pest or disease problems.

Garden Uses

An interesting addition to the rock garden, border or woodland garden.

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