| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 2 |
| Leaves: | Variegated |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Showy Inconspicuous Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Purple: rlf emcbaoftcisiolop He o Bl.sydo Bi-Color: naheuemn aBkl sPdiegwue sfo.hddit eu/imdflil t.iuste wat i ,ole |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Other |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Root Corms Crowns |
| Pollinators: | Birds |
| Miscellaneous: | Carnivorous: 11,P286P |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
