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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) 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) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
On Oct 27, 2005, silverfluter from Fredericksburg, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
I have this plant growing under a large pecan tree. It gets whatever rain God gives plus the sprinkler in August. It's not spreading fast, but it is progressing slowly.
On Nov 22, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
It prefers somewhat shady conditions and rich, well-drained soil. Flowers bloom in early spring. They typically grow in colonies in wooded areas. According to the "Field Guide to Medicinal Plants, Eastern and Central North America", Iroquois women ate the leaves to prevent conception and the plant has anti bacterial properties.
On Mar 16, 2003, Weezingreens from Seward, AK (Zone 3b) wrote:
E. americanum is a native flower of the Eastern United States, growing in damp, open woodland areas. The deeply-rooted, small fawn-colored corms colonize forming patches of the this plant among the dead leaf base of the forest floor.
Generally the infertile plants have one leaf, while the fertile plants have two. The leaves are basal, ovate, fleshy, and mottled like a trout's belly. A single flower appears on a central stem in spring. The flower is bright yellow often tinged with purple and finely freckled at the base.
The foliage dies back in summer, but reappears in the spring. This plant will grow from seed, but requires winter/spring stratification and takes 4-7 years to become a mature plant.
On Nov 11, 2002, mystic from Ewing, KY (Zone 6a) wrote:
Plant bulbs 4 inches deep in autumn in fertile, well drained soil that does not dry out. Bulbs need to be damp during storage and before planting.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Mount Prospect, Illinois Cape Elizabeth, Maine Foxboro, Massachusetts Erie, Michigan Munising, Michigan Pinconning, Michigan University Center, Michigan Piedmont, Missouri New York, New York Glouster, Ohio Lima, Ohio Portland, Oregon Millersburg, Pennsylvania Tidioute, Pennsylvania Viola, Tennessee Reston, Virginia
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