General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
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| Plant Height: |
3-8 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
Mat forming, 2 to 3 feet |
| Leaves: |
Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
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| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Clusters of Red to Reddish-orange berries
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| Fruiting Time: |
Summer
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Bloom Size: |
1"-2"
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Suitable Locations: |
Bog gardening
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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- Bunchberry
- Canadian Bunchberry
- Creeping Dogwood
- Dogwood
- Crackerberry
Posted by
mellielong (Lutz, Florida - Zone 9b) on Apr 10, 2015 5:46 PM concerning plant:
According to "How to Know the Wildflowers" (1922) by Mrs. William Starr Dana, this plant flowers in June with bright red berries appearing in late summer. Though, she notes that it sometimes flowers into late summer, as well. According to her book, Bunchberry is called the "plant of gluttony" in the Scotch Highlands on account of its supposed power of increasing the appetite. She also notes that it is said to form part of the winter diet of the Eskimo.
Posted by
Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 1, 2012 2:26 PM concerning plant:
Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant.
Posted by
Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Aug 6, 2016 1:35 PM concerning plant:
Native and abundant in the Pacific NW, found in moist woods at low to mid elevations, often at the foot of conifers. I have, however, found it difficult to establish from nursery plants. Bunchberry has an explosive pollination mechanism: The petals of the mature flower buds suddenly reflex, triggered by a tiny antenna projecting from one petal tip, causing the anthers to spring out and catapult the pollen loads into the air.
Local Hesquiat lore claims that an unhappy wife was driven up a tree by her husband. She was menstruating at the time, and a bunchberry grew at the base of the tree wherever a drop of blood fell.
Posted by
KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Aug 4, 2020 3:45 PM concerning plant:
Range: across northern North America; south near the coast and in the mountains to Northern California, Idaho, and northern New Mexico. Habitat: moist woods.
Plant Events from our members
| aspenhill |
On May 20, 2017 |
Obtained plant
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On January 12, 2015 |
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McClure and Zimmerman - qty 6; X-SYRG |
| christine2 |
On June 3, 2023 |
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Native plant sale - Tray |
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