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Umbrella-like deeply cleft leaves emerge from the ground in an odd swirling motion, a large white pleasantly fragrant flower opens underneath (some of) these umbrellas, fruit that follows is quite large & ripens to yellow in mid-summer, spreads by rhizomes and can create large colonies, black walnut & clay tolerant, box turtles and other wildlife eat the fruits, likes soil rich in organic matter, pollinatred by bumblebees and other long-tongued bees.

AvgMoist
Sun To Part Shade
1-1.5 foot tall
Plant Hardiness Zones: 3-8
Perennial
Deer Resistant

Native Range: s ME west to n. MN, south to GA & e TX. Rare in FL

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