| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 5a |
| Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color |
| Flower Time: | Late fall or early winter |
| Inflorescence Type: | Cyathium |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Uses: | Guardian plant Good as a cover crop |
| Edible Parts: | Stem |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Zn (Zinc) Mo (Molybdenum) Na (Sodium) |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: f pi sa lt frm tahrcFira&anrpo.dl". csPsnpolhaat1fluwnee io eF tCwoartar pily P lcr ta n oso ir S.a etgw7 vS.oH y taSloenr8o nyIraso5Sl g ait Days to germinate Start indoors: sad -2411y Other info: i/ hn41c |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies Cleistogamous |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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