| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 4-6 inches (approximately 12 inches when including flower spike) |
| Plant Spread: | 18-24 inches |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Variable in color from light to dark green or gray-green. Leaves can sometimes be covered in pubescent hairs, or have yellowish spots on the upper surface. |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: Clusters of attractive bright orange to red fleshy berries with a distinctive musty odor. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: 2-3 inch wide dense umbel of small white flowers. |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Other: May produce sporadic blooms throughout the year. |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic Houseplant |
| Uses: | Groundcover |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: Germination may take several months. Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, covering with a very thin layer of soil. Other info: Remove the hard seed from the berry and rinse off the sticky pulp. Allow to dry for 24-48 hours before sowing. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots Prefers to be under-potted |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| antsinmypants | On February 13, 2023 | Plant emerged 2 more seedlings emerged for a total of 4. |
| antsinmypants | On January 10, 2023 | Plant emerged 2 seedlings emerged. |
| antsinmypants | On December 6, 2022 | Seeds sown |
| antsinmypants | On September 2, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Setting seed. |
| antsinmypants | On August 8, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Starting to bloom. |
| plantladylin | On October 5, 2023 | Obtained plant Received from lakesidecallas (SusanB), very healthy plants in bud. Potted up temporarily until I can decide where to plant them in the yard; may keep one as a container plant. |
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