• Native to eastern USA from New York south to Georgia

• Herbaceous perennial wildflower

• Excellent groundcover for shady spots

• Stem supports a cluster of white flowers speckled with green and purple 

• Flowers bloom from May to June

• Black, spherical berries follow the flowers

• Found in rich, moist wooded areas (often near oaks), and dry ridges and slopes

• Does best in rich, moist, acidic soil

• Spreads by means of underground, short, thick rhizomes

• Propagate the plant by dividing the clumps or underground runners in fall or early spring

• Attracts: Bees, Pollinators, Songbirds

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• Slugs and snails may be a problem
   

Zones 4a-8b

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