| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8a |
| Plant Height: | 2 feet to 3 feet |
| Fruit: | Other: 4 inch to 5 inch slender pod containing oblong brown seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Groundcover Medicinal Herb Salad greens |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Roots |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked Fermented |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 2 weeks to 3 weeks Other info: Seeds lose viability very quickly and should be sown immediately upon collection. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Rootstock division when plant is dormant. |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
