A distinctive understory species that prefers part sun in the spring and shade after trees leaf out. Mass plantings make good groundcover, and plants spread slowly from rhizome.

Light: Part Sun/Shade, Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic

Soil Type: Loam, Humus

Height: 9”-18”

Bloom Color: White

Bloom Time: Apr

Root Type: Rhizome

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract bees, flies, and beetles.

Notes: While flowers and habitat are very similar to bloodroot’s, twinleaf and bloodroot are in different families and not closely related.