Intro: Low-growing, stoloniferous perennial of dry to moist upland forests and well-drained floodplain forests.

Stems: Stems essentially absent; leaves and flowering stalks emerge from stolons.

Leaves: Leaves long-petiolate, divided into 3 heart-shaped leaflets (3/8-1 in. wide each), grayish-green with purplish markings and smooth; leaflets fold downward along mid-vein at night and in cloudy weather.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers 3-12 in a floppy umbel, on a smooth scape rising above the leaves; violet to pink with a white and green throat; about 1/3 in. wide; consisting of 5 oblong-oval petals, 5 sepals tipped with orange glands and 10 stamens.

Fruits: Fruit a rounded or oval capsule that splits into 5 sections. Seeds have a fleshy pad (aril) that attracts ant dispersers.

Comments:

Height: 4-8 in.

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description: Low-growing, stoloniferous perennial of dry to moist upland forests and well-drained floodplain forests.

stems: Stems essentially absent; leaves and flowering stalks emerge from stolons.

leaves: Leaves long-petiolate, divided into 3 heart-shaped leaflets (3/8-1 in. wide each), grayish-green with purplish markings and smooth; leaflets fold downward along mid-vein at night and in cloudy weather.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers 3-12 in a floppy umbel, on a smooth scape rising above the leaves; violet to pink with a white and green throat; about 1/3 in. wide; consisting of 5 oblong-oval petals, 5 sepals tipped with orange glands and 10 stamens.

fruits: Fruit a rounded or oval capsule that splits into 5 sections. Seeds have a fleshy pad (aril) that attracts ant dispersers.

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range: eastern & central United States