Showy Milkwort

Polygala grandiflora Walter

Milkwort family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Annual

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Pink, Yellow, Purple

Bloom Time

Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Dypterygia patina

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
MEX: Mexico Southeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.