| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen Other: Whether leaves are evergreen or dead in spring depends on zone and on conditions through individual winters. |
| Fruit: | Other: Seed structure includes eliasomes which are attractive to ants; seedlings therefore arise where ants have deposited seeds. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Pollinators: | Beetles Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
