Bowman's Root is an upright woody native perennial with a tidy mounding habit and serrated olive green foliage that turns red in fall. Wiry red spires holding airy clusters of delicate star-like white flowers go up from late spring into summer. The attractive red calyces persist after the petals drop. Prefers part sun and loamy well-drained soils. Heat, humidity, and drought tolerant.
Syn. with Gillenia trifoliata.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Origins:
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Eastern NA; GA native
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Height:
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2' - 3'
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Spread:
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2'- 3’
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Spacing:
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2.5’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Flower stems will flop if in rich soils or shade. Root Rot may occur in poorly drained soils.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Native Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Astilbe, Geranium, Polemonium
IMAGE: Prides Corner, Porteranthus trifoliatus
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
