A: This has been a banner year for wild flowers; with the recent rains the local landscapes are full of beautiful surprises. I sent photos of the flower to the University of Florida Herbarium and they identified it in the genus Sabatia, possibly Sabatia grandiflora. The common name of this group of flowers is Large-flower Rosegentian. The flowers are about the size of a quarter, a soft pink with a pretty yellow center. They grow in full sun, well-drained soil and reach heights of about 12-18 inches tall. Some of these wildflowers like a moist soil which may be why these showed up after our heavy rainfalls. Like most showy flowers, Rosegentian wildflowers attract bees, butterflies and birds. This is a native annual and can be propagated by seed

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