| Family | LOGANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Spigelia marilandica (L.) L. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 2: 734 (1767) |
| Native Range | c. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | leaves ovate, opposite, sessile, 5-10cm, dark green, flowers to 5cm, narrowly tubular, inside yellow, lobes patent, acute |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | scarlet red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lonicera marilandica L. Spigelia lonicera Mill. Spigelia marilandica f. eburnea Van Horn & J.R.Freeman |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, MSO Missouri, OKL Oklahoma) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, LOU Louisiana, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |