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Hardiness: 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)
Foliage: Grown for foliage Blue-Green Smooth-Textured
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
On Oct 14, 2010, davidawheeler from Shutesbury, MA (Zone 5b) wrote:
I have had this plant for 4 years and am always surprised to see it in bloom in late Sept. or October (today 10/12), There are usually 4 - 5 flowers before it passes. The excitement of my gardening season is bookended by the appearance of the Trout Lily in May and the Toad Lily in the fall.
Our garden is in western MA - zone 5a, where nothing is for certain especially frost.
10/11/10 So far the response I'm submitting is neutral. I've had the plant for 1.5 yrs. now. I live in Ravenel, SC 10 miles south of Charleston. I have the plant in moderate shade with plenty of moisture and some grass clippings as mulch.
As the plant got to its mature height of about 30" it began to flower, just as everyone describes, then the whole plant collapsed under its own weight in July.
July here marked very very heavy rainfall, too much water is the likely cause of the collapse. But, not to worry, the flowers maintained as did the stalks and leaves, it's just that now the plant was laying on the ground.
Then, after about two weeks, new growth in the center of the plant at its crown began. I guess it was the plants way of preparing itself for the oncoming very mild winters and for aggressive growth next spring.
Has ovate or lance like, deep green, spotted purple leaves borne alternately on hairy stems that grow in a zig zag pattern. Bears white or light pink flowers heavily spotted with purple.
Flowers August - October
Loves a leafy, well-drained, moist soil in a shady sheltered position. In cold regions it might need a deep winter mulch.
Slugs and snails may damage the yound leaves but they recover from a moderate attack quite easily. Look out for vine weevils in the roots.
The 1 1/4" blooms arise(star-shaped)in late summer and early fall on plants 2-3ft. tall and 18"wide.
Glossy green leaves and stunning exotic flowers'
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Auburn, Alabama Huntsville, Alabama Oakland, California Centerbrook, Connecticut Old Lyme, Connecticut Arden, Delaware Golden Gate, Florida Washington, Illinois Barbourville, Kentucky Broeck Pointe, Kentucky Potomac, Maryland Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Dearborn Heights, Michigan Biloxi, Mississippi St Louis, Missouri Clearbrook Park, New Jersey Ronkonkoma, New York Rotterdam, New York Elizabeth City, North Carolina Fruit Hill, Ohio Boothwyn, Pennsylvania Swansea, South Carolina Elizabethton, Tennessee Forest Hills, Tennessee Austin, Texas Missouri City, Texas Lexington, Virginia Long Beach, Washington
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