| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6a |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Purple Red |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Uses: | Salad greens Good as a cover crop |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant Tolerates dry shade |
| Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous: alr ast eonAso toapsulpnipr l |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Crowns |
| Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |
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