| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 3.3 feet |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: Up to 1 inch long inflated, lantern-shaped papery husk, each containing a single fleshy berry with numerous seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White Yellow Other: White to pale yellow with broad bright yellow center. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
