Rose of Plymouth

Thank you Rosa Maria....extremely helpful and good of you to take the time to help us out!

Hi guys,

So I looked into it a little more and was a bit confused as well because the S. stellaris typically blooms from July to October, but it also ranges further Northeast. Those websites were more about the Northeast anyways and usually here in Florida plants blooms earlier. S. grandiflora is more common in Florida, but I believe this is S. stellaris. To reduce confusion I have added the Orlando Wetlands Park Photo Gallery which has it identified. One site was recommending to look at the stems to differentiate. Below are the links for visual comparisons:

http://www.wildflphoto.com/species.php?k...
http://www.wildflphoto.com/species.php?k...

This is a link to mine http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/269.... I hope somebody can differentiate the species too.

Maybe our conversation will stimulate a greater expert than us to help us out!

Yeah I had the same problem. Thanks anyways!

I looked up both and cannot really tell. The differences are not apparent to me. Sorry!

I think I took a picture of the same species at Orlando wetlands that someone identified as a Rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris). Do you know how I can differentiate between the two? If yours is right I have a feeling mine is the same as yours.