| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 18 inches |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Heart shaped green husks mature to brown and hold a single fruit, yellow at maturity. Each fruit contains numerous tiny light brown seeds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Yellow with maroon-purple throat |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Other: With the exception of ripe fruit, all other parts of the plant are poisonous |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
