Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica)

Wow - what a beauty!

And I thought I was an expert on Asian stuff (assuming the name means "India" indian, not amerasian "Indian". Not familiar with the Loganiaceae, no less Spigelia.
poppysue - any natural history on this one - I can't find any reference in my library.
TIA

Lophophora - I don't know much about this plant but it is an American native. I didn't realize I still had it until I saw it's bright flowers peeking out from under a big hosta. I planted it a couple of years ago but thought it was long gone. Here's a link with better photos
http://www.rubythroat.org/PinkIndianMain.html

poppysue -
Thanx for the foto and link. I did a bit more research:

"S. marilandica is mainly indigenous to the southeastern United States, but its natural range also stretches west to Texas and north to Indiana. In the wild, it is usually found growing in moist soil at the edge of wooded areas or along stream banks. The plant is one of 50 species that compose the genus Spigelia. These species are native to both North and South America, and as with S. marilandica, generally make their home in moist woodlands and thickets. Spigelia belongs to the family Loganiaceae and so counts such genera as Buddleia, Gelsimium, Desfontainea, and Strychnos among its relatives."
"During my research on this plant, I stumbled upon the "Queen of Spigelia," the "Maven of Marilandica" ... well, you get my drift: I found an authority. And it turned out to be none other than former Brooklyn Botanic Garden research taxonomist Dr. Kathy Gould, who has studied the genus Spigelia for many years now and has published copious amounts of technical information on it. Kathy informed me that the genus was named after the 16th-century Italian physician Adrian Spiegel (1578–1625).
"Linnaeus was the one who assigned a name to Spigelia marilandica," she added. "And he made a mistake with the specific epithet, 'marilandica', because the plant doesn't grow in the wilds of Maryland at all." She also told me that there are five species of Spigelia found in North America altogether. They include S. texana (syn. S. loganoides or Florida pinkroot) and S. gentianoides (gentian pinkroot). Neither is in cultivation right now, but S. texana, a white-flowering species, has potential as a groundcover, and I plan to conduct some trials in my own garden soon. The pale-pink-flowering S. gentianoides is actually on the federal list of endangered species. Probably as a result of agriculture and forestry, the plant is limited to a small number of populations in Florida and Alabama."
"Conservation efforts are under way at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia."

Excerpt from Brooklyn Bot. Gardens. See this page: http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/wildlife/2002sp_spigelia.html

Sounds like an interesting plant to grow. I really like the color contrast. And I know and grow it's cousin Buddleia, my gardens' biggest butterfly draw! Thanks so much for posting pictures of such an interesting plant!