| 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 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 8 - 14 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6 inches |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral Other: Leaves can be cooked as a leaf vegetable. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Vegetable Will Naturalize |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Seeds need alternating periods of warm and cold stratification to germinate Seeds are hydrophilic |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners |
| MrsBinWY | On April 23, 2022 | Seeds sown On 4-23-2022, soaked overnight 15 seeds 2020C (Plant World Seeds) from bxncbx; 2-4 weeks warm; 4-6 weeks cold; germinate at 41-54 degrees. Finally fridged these on 7-23-2022. Unfridged 9-16-2022. No germination. Refridged on 12-23-2022. |
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