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Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Deciduous Bronze-Green
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
I don't understand why this plant is not more popular. When it is in bloom it has a delicate grace. It's flowers bring to mind many tiny white butterflies dancing around the plant.
When they finish blooming it fades to the background but is never an eyesore. It lookes great growing with hostas. You can propagate it easily from cuttings.
On Jun 3, 2006, ltcweo from Allentown, PA (Zone 6b) wrote:
I moved this plant from my New England garden to eastern PA last fall and it came back quite nicely. In both cases it was growing on the north side of the house. It is a beautiful delicate looking plant which can easily be overlooked if grown with larger more robust looking specimens..
On Nov 7, 2003, tputnam from Northampton, MA wrote:
While slow to get started, this native to the NE is a great addition to the perennial border, woodland garden or shady garden areas. Benefits from initial support as young shoots tend to lay on the ground; mature plants also need staking (at least under my growing conditions). Lovely white flowers with contrasting reddish buds; personally, I wouldn't do without it.
Adopted by American colonists; listed in U.S. Pharmacopoeia (1820-82; Gillenia trifoliata) - root bark used medicinally as emetic, purgative and expectorant.
Has toothed, 3-palmate, bronze green leaves on reddish stems. Bears white to pink flushed, lance shaped petal flowers.
Flowers anywhere between May and September.
Likes a moist, well drained, acid - neutral, humus rich soil in partial shade, will tolerate sun but needs shade in the hottest part of the day. Great in a woodland garden.
Good for cutting
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Lula, Georgia Chicago, Illinois Hanna City, Illinois Plainfield, Illinois Greenville, Indiana Northampton, Massachusetts Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts Saint Paul, Minnesota Allentown, Pennsylvania Pennsburg, Pennsylvania Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
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