| Plant Habit: | Shrub Fern |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8a |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Indehiscent Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Nocturnal |
| Flower Color: | Russet |
| Bloom Size: | Over 12" |
| Flower Time: | Fall Winter |
| Underground structures: | Tuber Caudex |
| Suitable Locations: | Topiary |
| Uses: | Erosion control Guardian plant Salad greens Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Stem |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Birds Rabbit Resistant Fire Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners Offsets Other |
| Pollinators: | Other Bumblebees |
| Containers: | Suitable for hanging baskets |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Genetically Modified |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On May 25, 2022 | Transplanted Into larger container. |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Mar 3, 2022 | Plant emerged 1 seedling emerged. |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Feb 24, 2022 | Seeds sown Indoors under lights on heat mat. 1 cup 5 seeds. |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Apr 18, 2021 | Plant emerged |
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| piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) | On Feb 14, 2018 | Maintenance performed Pruned hard this time after freeze |
| piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) | On Oct 8, 2016 | Bloomed Few blooms - but never fruited |
| piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) | On May 22, 2015 | Bloomed |
| piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) | On Mar 28, 2015 | Obtained plant |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Apr 13, 2021 | Seeds sown seeds from 2020G |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Apr 3, 2021 | Seeds germinated 3 |
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