Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 3 |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Fruit: | Dehiscent |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Red White |
Flower Time: | Late fall or early winter Other |
Uses: | Water gardens Cooked greens |
Edible Parts: | Bark |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects |
Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous Other: eeasm tl eiexrir oydb clihrT |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Self fertile: m2noh ts Provide darkness Stratify seeds Days to germinate Suitable for wintersowing |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Division Stolons and runners |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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