Rhexia virginica, the handsome Harry[2] or Virginia meadow-beauty, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae.

It is native to much of eastern North America, and is often found in moist, often acidic soils in open areas.

[3] This species is a perennial herb that is easily identified by its distinctly angled stems.

It produces purple-pink flowers in the summer that use buzz pollination for reproduction.

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