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Callisia rosea

Pink roselings (Cuthbertia rosea) is a small, grass-like spiderwort of sandy pine-oak woods in the southeastern US coastal plain, with three-petalled pink flowers in spring and early summer. It is cold-hardy and wants sun to light shade and sharp, dry sand.

Callisia rosea
Photo: Cels, Jacques Martin; Redouté, Henri-Joseph; Ventenat, Etienne Pierre, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Perennial herb of sandhills, dry sandy pine and oak woods and their open margins.

Recorded 2–200 m, median about 75 m.

North CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgiaFloridaAlabamaVirginiaMaryland

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✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.