Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Plant Height: | 9 to 20 inches |
Plant Spread: | 9 to 12 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Summer |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Pink Purple White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Needs about a month of cold moist treatment. Depth to plant seed: Do not cover seed with soil. Sow in situ |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Bumblebees |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
aspenhill | On April 11, 2018 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 4 |
aspenhill | On April 1, 2017 | Obtained plant LWC Plant Sale (Nature By Design) - qty 2; HSG Area 6 |
aspenhill | On May 10, 2015 | Obtained plant VA Arboretum Plant Sale (Nature by Design) - qty 3; HSG Area 3 |
aspenhill | On April 5, 2014 | Obtained plant LWC Plant Sale (Nature by Design) - qty 3; HSG Area 6 |
MrsBinWY | On February 6, 2021 | Seeds germinated 2 |
MrsBinWY | On January 3, 2021 | Seeds sown 25 seeds from ishareflowers (GeoSeed for 2020) in milk jug in a cool area of the sunroom again. |
MrsBinWY | On January 12, 2020 | Seeds germinated 9 of the GeoSeed seeds from ishareflowers were up (should have checked on them sooner!) - I was so happy with these, and then I let the container dry out :( |
MrsBinWY | On December 21, 2019 | Seeds sown 25 seeds from NatureCrone's 2018G in milk jug. Try cool area of the sunroom for a month & put outside if no germination. No germination on these. |
MrsBinWY | On December 21, 2019 | Seeds sown 25 seeds from ishareflowers (GeoSeed for 2020) in milk jug. Try cool area of the sunroom for a month & put outside if no germination. |