VMC Native Garden PerennialLight: Full Sun – Part Shade
Water: Average
Soil: Acidic, Humus
Hardiness Zones: 4 – 8
Height: 2 – 4 ft
Spacing: 18 – 36 in
Bloom Times: May – July
Bloom Color: Pink
Garden Use: Woodland gardens, rock gardens, path borders, pollinator and native gardens.
Benefits: Attracts butterflies and bees. Adds color through foliage as well as blossoms. Unique plant that has started attracting more attention since introduction by Mt. Cuba Center. Warning: toxic.
Porteranthus trifoliatus 'Pink Profusion'
Bowman’s Root
Q U I C K T I P S
Porteranthus trifoliatus 'Pink Profusion' (Bowman’s Root) was discovered by and graces the formal garden at Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware. The delicate flowers of Porteranthus trifoliatus 'Pink Profusion' (Bowman’s Root) are reminiscent of Gaura lindheimeri (Bee Blossom) yet are held upright on sturdy, reddish stems with reddish-green leaves in warmer months. In the fall the leaves turn a vibrant red as the plant prepares for winter.
Great when grown in masses in a sunny, mixed perennial bed or at the edges of woodland gardens. Great for areas with deer pressure as deer don’t want to eat it. Important pollinators are attracted to the airy pink blossoms of this beautiful native perennial.