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Distribution:  Western New York to Missouri, south to Georgia, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

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Hardiness Zone:  USDA Zones 5-8       (view USDA zone map)

Size:   4-12 in. by 12-18 in.

Form:   Herbaceous rhizomatous perennial and wildflower.

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Stem/Bud:   Stems are short, stout, simple and clump-forming.

Leaves:   Leaves are broadly ovate, sessile, 4 in. long, green splotched purple-brown and 3 in whorl below flower.

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Flower:   Flowers are narrow, solitary, pointed, erect, 1.5 in. long and borne at center of whorled stem leaves. Flowers have 3 erect, red-brown petals and 3 green, spreading sepals; flowering April, May, to June. Aromatic.

Fruit:   Fruit are globose, 6-angled, red-purple berries.

Uses:   Found in open woods. Use in woodland or wildflower gardens.

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Culture:   Grow in part-shade in moist, well-drained, organic soil.

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Notes 2:   Native to Michigan.

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