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Canada Horsebalm

Collinsonia canadensis

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in cove forests, rich forests, especially over calcareous or mafic substrates. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

26
Good

Native to Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
2–4 feet
Spread
1–3 feet
Light
Dappled sunlight, Deep shade, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Space about 2 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 25 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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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.

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
July to September
Fruiting season
September to October

Recorded in 5 Louisiana parishes.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Collinsonia

  • Lintneria eremitusHermit Sphinx
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Pyrausta demantrialis
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Collinsonia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
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

Plant details

Family
Lamiaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–8b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Yellow or white
Fruit begins
September
Fruit ends
October
Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Canada Horse Balm; Northern Horse Balm

Conservation status

Louisiana rankS2?
Global rankG5
LA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Growing cautions

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Sources