Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 1 to 2 feet |
Plant Spread: | 1 to 2 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Indehiscent Other: Two sectioned, dark brown to black globose carpels covered in bristly hairs. |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Green Other: Greenish-white to greenish-yellow. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |