Site Characteristics

Sunlight:

• part shade
• full shade

Soil conditions:

• requires acid soil
• requires well-drained soil
• tolerates damp soil

Requires acidic, moist, rich soil similar to native habitat in northern North American woodlands.

Hardiness zones:

• 3 to 8

Plant Traits

Lifecycle: perennial

Ease-of-care: difficult

Height: 1 to 1.5 feet

Spread: 0.75 to 1 feet

Bloom time: mid-spring

Flower color:

• white
• pink

The “pouch” is a deep rosy pink and the other petals are usually pale maroon, rarely pinkish-white.

Foliage color: light green

Foliage texture: coarse

Usually has only one pair of elongated, strap-like leaves, which can be nearly 1 foot long and 3 inches wide.

Shape: herbaceous: other

Very simple plants, with one pair of leaves, and only one flower borne on a semi-pendulous stem.

Shape in flower: flower stalks with upright spikes

Single flower is borne on a semi-erect stem.

Special Considerations

Special characteristics:

• non-aggressive
• non-invasive
• native to North America - Woodlands in eastern U.S. and Canada.

Growing Information