Dull Meadow Pitcher

This colony of Dull Meadow Pitcher had the white flowering form, and then just a few feet away the pink form.

This patch was photographed near the Cumberland County Schools maintenance building.

 

Common Name: Dull Meadow Pitcher

 

Other Common Names: Pale Meadowbeauty, Maryland Meadowbeauty,

 

Botanical Family: Melastomataceae (The Melastome Family)

 

Botanical Latin Name: Rhexia mariana

 

Description & Habitat:  This plant is native to the United States and Cuba. It is typically found along shallow stream beds or any place that has mesic to wet but fertile soils. Dull Meadow Pitcher is a herbaceous perennial wildflower with comparatively large blooms that in a given colony can range from white to pink. This plant may get its common name ‘Dull Meadow Pitcher’ from the shape of its dried seed pods which are urn-shaped.

 

When & What to Harvest: from what information I have gathered for this post it’s medicinal or culinary use is unknown.

 

Poisonous Lookalikes: None known.

 

Related Edible Species: Rhexia purpurea, found closer to the coast.

 

Recipe: Not applicable.

 

Additional Information: (If applicable)

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rhexia-mariana/

 

With all that garden goodness covered this is the part of the blog where I have to advertise for the Fayetteville City Market. Now I know you readers probably don’t much like advertisements, but my booth at the City Market helps to cover the costs of running the test garden and literally maintains the Research & Development budget that is used to bring you the information that has made up the backbone of this blog.  In addition to being able to process card payments we now take CashApp payments so your payment options for my product have tripled. With that said; if you want to get some GMO-free, Organic fruit, herbs, flowers and perennials, come on down to the Fayetteville City Market on 325 Maxwell Street in downtown Fayetteville between the hours of 9:00 am and 1:00 pm on Saturdays. Even in bad weather the market goes on though you might have to look for me under the ‘arches’ of the Transportation Museum’s front entryway.

 

 

For those of you wondering what plants are going to be at the market this weekend here is the list.

 

Soil Amendment Products (New!)

Live Mushroom Compost – 3 Gallon Bag

Live Mushroom Compost – 1 Gallon Bag

 

Summer Vegetable Plants

Tomato – Sweet 100

Pepper – Cayenne

Pepper – Ghost

 

 

Garden Plants

Cutleaf Coneflower, Large

Cutleaf Coneflower, Medium

Pepper Vine

Cotton, Mississippi Brown Lint

Spanish Bayonet

Marigold, Naughty Marietta – Yellow

Marigold, Naughty Marietta – Orange

Madagascar Periwinkle, Blackberry

Madagascar Periwinkle, Cranberry

Salvia, Victoria

Zinnia, All American Mix

 

Coming Soon:

American Aloe

Spineless Prickly Pear

 

 

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