I visited the Bartlett Arboretum yesterday and was stunned by the Indian Pinks in the native plant shade garden.

This was my first time seeing Spigelia marilandica, also called Pinkroot, and it was a show-stopper.

Indian pink blooms in June.

Indian Pink grows in part to full shade and average to moist soil. I took this picture in deep, dappled shade where the Pinkroot thrives.

How nice to find a plant that thrives in deep shade, is easy to care for, and provides such a nice show.

Pinkroot has a clump-forming habit and spreads by rhizomes.

A view looking down at the leaves of the indian pinks.

Indian pinks bloom from the bottom to the top of the stem and may re-bloom if deadheaded.

The tag at the Bartlett Arboretum in Stamford, CT. Indian Pinks are native to the Southeastern U.S. and grow in USDA Hardiness Zones 5-9.

I will be adding Indian pinks to my garden soon.