Alabama Indian Pink is native to Alabama. In the wild, it is only found in a handful of locations within Bibb County, Alabama. It has been classified as endangered. In these few locations, it will be found growing in open areas of woodlands, i.e. glades, where dolostone is present. Dolostone is a fine-grained rock that contain the mineral dolomite, which is a type of limestone. The decline in the population of this plant is the result of loss of habit and by alteration of the site land. Contributing to this decline are clear-cutting, thinning of surrounding woodlands, reduction of controlled burns, land conversion from woodlands to pine plantations, and development. Once a thriving species in Florida, it has all but disappeared. Efforts to help the revival of this endangered species has been started and continues. This plant grows in partial shade to full sun and would be a good addition to a rock garden.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
Shallow Rocky
Available space
Less than 12 inches
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Growth rate
Slow
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Clumping
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf shape
Lanceolate
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf size
1-3 inches long, 1-3 inches wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Leaves form in pairs and sit at right angles to the next set of leaves. They do not have stalks. The lower leaves and small and rounded, while the upper leaves take on an oval to lance shape.
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Showy
Flower form
Spike
Flower shape
Tubular
Flower size
< 1 inch
Flower detail
Under 1", the pale pink flowers sit erect at the top of the stem. Each flower has 5 lobes.
Bloom time
Spring; Summer
Fruit detail
The fruits have 2 round lobes that are surrounded by the dried sepals.