Connecticut Plants
Field Milkwort (Purple Milkwort)
Polygala sanguinea
- Family: milkwort (Polygalaceae)
- Habitat: moist fields
- Height: 5-15 inches
- Flower size: tiny flowers in a cylindrical cluster 1/2 inch across
- Flower color: lavender to pink or greenish-white
- Flowering time: June to October
- Origin: native



Field milkwort flowers are usually pink, but occasional greenish-white flowers are found.