Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 1 to 2 inches (to 6 inches including flower spike) |
Leaves: | Deciduous Other: With maroon margins when grown in full sunlight |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Malodorous Other: In some plants the flowers may be completely hidden by the bracts. When grown in high sunlight, bracts and flower petals may have maroon edges |
Flower Color: | Green |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf |
Pollinators: | Flies |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |