Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Flowers: | Other: flowers are small and combined into spikes |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Erosion control Groundcover Will Naturalize |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Needs 2 months cold moist treatment. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Wind |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
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