Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Melastomataceae

Genus:

Acisanthera

Species:

Acisanthera uniflora

Growth Characteristics

Height:

50 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul,aug,sep

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, butterflies

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts vigorously after fire from rootstock. Common in fire-maintained wet pine savannas and flatwoods of southeastern coastal plain.