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Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 14 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Semi-evergreen
Other: Spiny
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Cherry red & creamy yellow flowers. The inner sepals have undulations to their shape, resembling flames flicking upwards.
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Birds
Squirrels
Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Barrenwort

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-06-15
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