Virginia Meadowbeauty or Handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
The central stem is sharply 4-angled, narrowly winged, and sparsely to moderately covered with glandular hairs. Leaves are opposite, sharply toothed and ciliate along their margins. Each flower is 1–1½" across, consisting of 4 widely spreading petals that are pink to deep rose-pink, a tubular calyx with 4 widely spreading triangular teeth, 8 stamens with bright yellow to orange-yellow anthers.
The tubular calyx is shaped like a vase with a constricted neck; it is covered with long bristly hairs. The long slender anthers are curved like a sickle; the pollen of each anther is released through a small pore at one end. The blooming period occurs from mid-summer to early fall and lasts about 1-2 months.
