| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 18 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6 to 12 inches |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Elongated red berries. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Pale pink to rosy pink with deep reddish-purple streaks on inner surface. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: Slow to germinate, may take up to 18 months or more. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
