Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4a |
Flowers: | Blooms on new wood |
Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Other |
Underground structures: | Corm |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Culinary Herb Good as a cover crop |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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