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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