| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | 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 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 10-12 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 4-6 inches |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: Gray-green, grass like, elongating after the flowers fade. |
| Fruit: | Other: 1 inch long 3-lobed reddish-green capsule containing numerous shiny black seeds. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Nocturnal Other: Blooms are stimulated and flower best when triggered by rainfall |
| Flower Color: | White Other: White flowers sometimes tinged pink or with rose-pink veins, open in the evening and last 2-4 days. |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Groundcover Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 2 to 4 weeks Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch Can handle transplanting Other info: Collect shiny black seeds from capsules when yellow and beginning to split. Viability decreases rapidly after harvest; sow fresh seeds on moist potting soil and add enough media on top to cover. Press gently. Place in indirect light and keep moist. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Bulbs |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
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