Parnassia asarifolia
Parnassia asarifolia is a delicate and lovely species with exquisite pure white flowers with green to grey-green veins.
Parnassia asarifolia or kidney-leaved grass-of-Parnassus is a delicate and lovely species of wet, shady places in the eastern US. The heart-shaped to kidney-shaped leaves from a low cluster or mound topped in late summer with exquisite pure white flowers with green to grey-green veins and a circle of white and yellow stamens and pistils. Grow in a wet shady place in the garden or a in a pot with equal parts peat and sand sitting in a shallow dish of water as you might grow a Sarracenia.
Common Name: Grass-of-Parnassus
Family: Saxifragaceae (The Saxifrage Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Wet places in mountains such as creeks, streams, fens, wet woods, and rocky banks, frequently in acidic soils.
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Geographical Origin: North America
