Shape | Clumping. |
Landscape | Plant in rock gardens, borders or as a ground cover. |
Propagation | Simple tip cuttings stuck directly in the garden at anytime during the active growing season, or by division of clumps. |
Cultivation | Plant in moist, well-draining, humus-rich slightly acidic to neutral soil in full sun to partial shade. |
Notable Specimens | Fanshawe College Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Partially shady woodlands and shrublands. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth, waxy glaborous leaf stems. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Pinnate simple flower buds that grow in terminal panicles at the tip of leaf stems. |
Leaf Description | Simple lanceolate-pinnate leaves that grow in loose whorls upward along leaf stems. Leaves have a slightly shiny and waxy appearance. |
Flower Description | Simple 5 - 6-petaled flowers that grow in terminal panicles at the end of leaf stems. The flowers have defined pistils that grow outward. The petals are lanceolate-pinnate. |
Colour Description | Medium green foliage and stems. Flower buds are yellow-green with a tinge of red at the apex. Flowers are pale yellowish-green throughout. |
Texture Description | Smooth and waxy. |