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Orobanchaceae
Odontites vulgaris
Odontites vulgaris
Also known as Bartsia serotina, Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus, Bartsia odontites, Odontites serotinus
Native Plants · Red Bartsia · Wildflower · Semi-Parasitic · Meadow Plant · Native Wildflower · Pollinator · European Wildflower · Hemiparasite · Grassland · Odontites
Red bartsia (Odontites vulgaris) is a semi-parasitic annual wildflower best suited to meadow gardens or naturalized settings with grassy host plants nearby. It prefers moderately moist soils in full sun to partial shade and requires little intervention once sown. This plant is a valuable nectar source for bees and butterflies in native wildflower plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days or as soil begins to dry
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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