Height: 1’ to 1.5’ Spread: 1’ Light Needs: Part to full shade Water: Medium Flower color: White Bloom time:
This wildflower is notable for a mature plant's two, large, umbrella-shaped leaves that stand on a stalk above above the forest floor. Looking closely in spring, you may find a solitary white flower between those two leaves. Immature plants have a single leaf. The fruit is round and yellow when ripe and about the size of the lemon. The fruit is edible only when ripe and is reported to have a lemon-like flavor. This plant could be used as a very distinctive groundcover in a shady garden or could be naturalized in a wooded setting. The flowers attract bees. The fruits attract box turtles and other small animals. Usually, it is deer resistant.
