| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Russet White: tpr hveywniadaamd kn ihtrwg C- n eimiisps.e nee |
| Flower Size: | 6"-12" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Resistances: | Fire Resistant |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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