General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Other: Chocolate brown in spring, turning green with with brown trim in summer.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Milky white
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Gophers/Voles
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Barrenwort

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-06-15

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Jun 16, 2018 1:14 PM concerning plant:
    A selection by Diana Reeck, from a batch of E. grandiflorum seedlings. A clumping form that is deciduous.

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