General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:In Water
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 10a
Flower Time:Summer
Inflorescence Type:Umbel
Underground structures:Bulb
Uses:Dye production
Dynamic Accumulator:P (Phosphorus)
Zn (Zinc)
Na (Sodium)
Resistances:Rabbit Resistant
Pollinators:Birds
Various insects
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

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