| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Plant Height: | 12 - 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 - 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Other: Alternate, fleshy, up to 5" long and 2" wide, w/ wavy margins. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Green Other: Green .Each flower 1" across, w/ 5 green petals spread upward. Inside flower are 5 purple structures called hoods; flowers form flower clusters up to 5" diameter at the top of the stem. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees Suitable for wintersowing Other info: Seedpods are up to 6" long and an inch thick. Each seed has a tuft of long white hairs. |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| MrsBinWY | On June 4, 2017 | Potted up 10 |
| MrsBinWY | On February 18, 2017 | Seeds sown coffee filter in baggie in fridge for 30 days; 16 seeds from luvsgrtdanes; milk jug on 3-22-17, 3 radicals showing, 1 seed rotted |
| Anndixon | On August 11, 2018 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
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