Jeffersonia dubia (Rheumatism Root)

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan, China
Soil: Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade-shade
Height: 6" - 12"

Attributes: Deciduous, Purple- blue flowers in early spring. Lobed foliage with red -orange new growth.

Notes: Related to Epimedium, Achlys, Ranzania, Mahonia, Podophyllum. A lovely clumping perennial that gets even better with time.

Companion plants: Cypripedium, Sorbus, Calanthe, Trillium, Anemone, Gaultheria, Erythronium, Epimedium, Podophullum

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