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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)
Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade
Danger: Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Bloom Color: Pale Pink White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage: Evergreen Veined
Other details: Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings This plant may be considered a protected species; check before digging or gathering seeds
Soil pH requirements: 5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic) 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
On Mar 10, 2008, bluespiral from Ellicott City, MD (Zone 7a) wrote:
Alice Morse Earle, in Old Time Gardens, wrote that the word Pipsissewa is one of a few words from the Algonquin Native American language that persist in the English language.
She lived in 19th - 20th century New England and her garden writings are infused with the mixture of Old & New World history and lore of her time. This book is free, on-line at: [HYPERLINK@www.archive.org] .
Tons of old garden books can be found here, along with Earle's book: [HYPERLINK@www.pbm.com]
Sometimes, this link doesn't work, so try finding it the way I did by keying in
dianthus + "Louise Beebe Wilder"
into the search bar of [HYPERLINK@www.google.com] - well worth it for the incredible resources on that web page.
On Feb 15, 2006, raisedbedbob from Valley Lee, MD (Zone 7a) wrote:
This also applies to C. umbellata. According to the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants, American Indians used a leaf tea to treat backaches, coughs, bladder inflammations, stomachaches, kidney ailments, as a "blood purifier", diuretic, astringent; drops used for sore eyes. Leaves were smokes as a tobacco substitute.
On Jun 6, 2004, mountainmeadowseeds from Augusta, WV (Zone 5b) wrote:
Interesting little plants, grow as a group around fallen leaves in shade on our property. It is a perennial at least it comes back in the same area every year. Ours have little stems protruding with bell like flowers hooking downward right now 6-5-04. Will try and see if it goes to seed. Supposed to have skin irritating properties, I will find this out and report back if I am affected in any way.
On Aug 16, 2003, BrownZone8 from Statesboro, GA wrote:
I have not yet tried to grow this in a pot. It grows wild and here in SE Georgia is often found in the moist ground underneath pine trees, often seen coming up through the pine straw on the shady forest floor.
On Jul 21, 2001, kat7 from Bloomingdale, NJ (Zone 6a) wrote:
Evergreen. Grows in dry woods.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Atlanta, Georgia Statesboro, Georgia Pasadena, Maryland Valley Lee, Maryland Mashpee, Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts Verona, New Jersey Chapel Hill, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Rock Hill, South Carolina Clinton, Tennessee Viola, Tennessee Bassett, Virginia Blacksburg, Virginia Lexington, Virginia Augusta, West Virginia
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