Common names:
Canadian honewort
Honewort
Wild Chervil

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:In Water
Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4a
Leaves:Evergreen
Fruiting Time:Spring
Winter
Flowers:Blooms on old wood
Flower Color:Purple
Flower Size:6"-12"
Flower Time:Late summer or early fall
Other
Inflorescence Type:Spike
Underground structures:Bulb
Uses:Flowering Tree
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts:Seeds or Nuts
Sap
Flowers
Eating Methods:Tea
Cooked
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant:Butterflies
Resistances:Pollution
Propagation: Seeds:Needs specific temperature
Pollinators:Self
Other
Bumblebees
Various insects
Cleistogamous
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

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