| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4b |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower Time: | Late fall or early winter |
| Inflorescence Type: | Verticillaster |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Salad greens |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer B (Boron) Na (Sodium) |
| Pollinators: | Water Cleistogamous |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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