| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
| Plant Height: | To 10 inches (25cm) |
| Plant Spread: | To 10 inches (25cm) |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: Clusters of green, single seeded berries. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: Pale green canoe shaped spathe surrounding an elongated serpentine, pale yellow spadix that contains both male and female flowers. The lower (female) zone of the spadix is fused to the spathe. |
| Flower Color: | Other: Yellowish-green |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" 5"-6" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious Goes Dormant |
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