General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 12 to 24 inches (30 to 60 cm)
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches (30 to 60 cm)
Leaves: Other: Grows a single leaf (solitary) when mature.
Fruit: Other: Berries green and blackish-purple when ripe
Flowers: Other: Solitary, blooms with leaf.
Foliage Mound Height: 24 to 50 inches (60-130 cm)
Underground structures: Tuber
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2014-07-29
Fairly mature leaf form
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2014-07-29
Not yet blooming size. Several new offsets this year.
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2015-07-10
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2017-9-04

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Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2014-09-27
Leaf collapsed yesterday.
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2014-08-05
Juvenile leaf form at bottom

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