| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water Wet Wet Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen |
| Fruit: | Other: Berries orange and soft when ripe. Peduncle remains erect. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color: White and Green |
| Flower Time: | Other: Seasonal |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Water gardens Cut Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed Other info: Remove seeds from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Goes Dormant |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| tabbycat | On April 25, 2024 | Miscellaneous Event They sprouted out nice leaves but no flowers at time Old Fashion one bloomed. Hard to believe in Dec they are not visible like hidden lily. |
| tabbycat | On February 14, 2022 | Plant emerged Hoping for nice blooms on this 2 1/2 ' long row |
| tabbycat | On March 20, 2021 | Transplanted From long pot to 3' row under bathroom window. |
| tabbycat | On March 15, 2021 | Plant emerged Lots of new growth |
| tabbycat | On February 26, 2021 | Miscellaneous Event Freeze got tops, hoping bulbs return |
| tabbycat | On January 1, 2020 | Maintenance performed New growth sprouting so I covered when temps got 38* |
| tabbycat | On June 3, 2019 | Maintenance performed Got too much sun & started dieing back so I moved to more shade & spread bulbs in a line again. |
| tabbycat | On January 3, 2019 | Bloomed Even in cool night temps I finally have a bloom on this beauty. |
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