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showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple

showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple

An indigenous plant, Sex. Syst. Didynamia Angiospermia; blossoming from July to November. The leaves are bitter and tonic; without any aromatic smell, and with very little astringency.

Balmony, a plant with tonic and aperient properties.