Agalinis Species, Purple False Foxglove, Purple Gerardia

Purple Gerardia Agalinis purpurea is native to Texas and other States.

We have a large number of these plants growing on all parts of our place. I have been very careful to avoid mowing these plants. Some o...Read Moref the plants are in very dense clumps, others are scattered as singles. They start blooming about the first of September, and will continue for about a month. By waiting to mow until after it seeds I have spread this plant to more than double it's former range. The flowers are not large, but are as beautiful as any I have seen.

Hundreds of plants blooming Sept - Oct 2002 in a meadow and up into the forest walk of our land trust located in E. Central Alabama near ...Read MoreI-85. Interestingly enough all plants were pink except for two white plants. They held up very well under intermittant rain storms and finally went to seed in late October. I will try to upload a photo later.

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