Handsome Harry

Rhexia virginica L.

Melastome family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Pink, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Heliothis virescens

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Nova Scotia, Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.

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