| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | In Water Wet |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 1-3 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Other: 1/2 inch globose seedhead containing numerous beaked seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White Other: Sometimes pink tinged. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Water gardens Will Naturalize |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
