Pink Thoroughwort

Fleischmannia incarnata

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Pink Slender Thoroughwort

Photo Credit; Lynn, Janice, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=35992

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Woodland, Wetland or Riparian

Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Very little maintenance needed

Comments

Pink Thoroughwort is a fall bloomer with delicate white, pink or purple blooms which attracts butterflies and other nectar insects. It prefers moist soils.

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1 to

6 ft

Spread

0 to

0 ft

Soil Type(s)

Moist

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Medium

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

White, Pink, Purple

Bloom Season

Fall

Seasonal Interest

Nectar, Pollen

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Moths, Bees

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym Eupatorium incarnatum

References

1) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=3148&locationType=County&mapType=Normal; https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3691; 2) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=37385#null; https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=FLIN2; Cressler, Alan https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=52401; Lynn, Janice https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=35992

Native Plant Society of Texas