| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 10 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 7 inches |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral Other: Leaves can be cooked as a leaf vegetable. |
| Fruit: | Other: Light green capsule with distinctly indented end matures to yellow. |
| Fruiting Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Yellow recurved petals are mottled and streaked brownish-purple on outside. |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Groundcover Vegetable |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Bulbs |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
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