Kingdom Plantae Family Rosaceae Scientific name Gillenia trifoliata Rank Species | Order Rosales Genus Gillenia Higher classification Gillenia | |
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Similar Gillenia, Porteranthus stipulatus, Rosaceae, Peltoboykinia, Jeffersonia | ||
Gillenia trifoliata and oenothera summer sun
Gillenia trifoliata (common names Bowman's root and Indian physic) is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae family, native to eastern North America from Ontario to Georgia. It is an erect herbaceous perennial growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide, with 3-palmate leaves and pale pink flowers with narrow petals and reddish calyces above red coloured stems in spring and summer.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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