Bright orange-red sap in the thick rootstock; found in moist, nutrient-rich forests or natural areas in rich woods; landscape in flower gardens as an herbaceous perennial. Perennial wildflower from a rhizome (underground, horizontal stem) with blood-red juice, leaf single, rounded in outline but with shallowly and palmately lobed margin, flower solitary, white with 6-18 petals, fruit an elongated capsule with a seed. There is a cultivar, 'Multiplex', that is double-flowered and does not produce a seed. This plant makes for good seasonal ground cover. Found in forests or natural areas in rich woods, landscape in flower gardens as a herbaceous perennial. Ants are known to eat and disperse the seeds of this plant. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.