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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 inches
Plant Spread: 24 Inches +
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Burgundy Mottled
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Pink and white
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Inflorescence Height: 16-18 inches
Foliage Mound Height: 12 inches
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Barrenwort

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Location: St Louis
Date: 2016-04-25
Location: Stokesdale, NC
Date: 2023-04-13
Location: St Louis
Date: 2011-04-18
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2022-05-26
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2022-05-26
Location: Little Rock, AR
Date: March, 2020
Location: February 2023 | Meadowlark Botanical Garden (VA)
Date: 2023-02-20
Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
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