General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches, possibly 24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Small ovoid whitish to greenish-white capsule maturing to brown and containing numerous seeds.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Location: Boulevard Trail, Mount LeConte, Tennessee USA -20190901 124413
Date: Sept 2019
CC BY 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61710071

Date: c. 1933
illustration by Mary E. Eaton from 'Addisonia', 1933

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