A graceful woodland perennial with nodding red-and-yellow flowers that welcome early pollinators.
Height: 12–36 inches (waist)
Seeds to Community Washtenaw — 1'-3'
Wild Type Native Plants — 1'-3'
Ann Arbor Native Plant Nursery — 2 -3 ft.
Minnesota Wildflowers — 1 to 3 feet
S2C: Feral Flora — Stature: waist
Sunlight: Part shade
Seeds to Community Washtenaw — P, Sh
Wild Type Native Plants — full/part
Ann Arbor Native Plant Nursery — pt. shade -sun
Moisture: Dry to medium
Seeds to Community Washtenaw — D, M, Ms
Wild Type Native Plants — average
Ann Arbor Native Plant Nursery — mesic - dry mesic
Bloom time: May to July
Seeds to Community Washtenaw — MAY
Wild Type Native Plants — May-Jul
Minnesota Wildflowers — May - July
Missouri Plants — - April - July.
Ann Arbor Native Plant Nursery — spring
Observed flowering by month
SE MI iNat research-grade flower observations
- Apr 0
- May 83
- Jun 28
- Jul 1
- Aug 1
- Sep 0
Identification
Look for distinctive red outer sepals, yellow inner petals, and long backward-pointing nectar spurs. The blue-green leaves are divided into rounded leaflets.
- Leaves
- Blue-green leaves divided into three rounded groups of leaflets.
- Flowers
- Nodding red and yellow flowers with long, hooked nectar spurs.
- Where it grows
- Open woodlands, rocky slopes, ravines, and shaded edges.
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