Whorled Horsebalm

Collinsonia verticillata

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

4CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Collinsonia

1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Collinsonia

Individual names are not available yet.

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Pink or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 4a–8a” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “Up to about 1.66667 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Alkaline” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Whorled Horsebalm; Whorled Stoneroot

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