American Ipecac (Porteranthus stipulatus)
Spring Plant
This Species is typically available during our Spring Public Sale May-June at Geist Nursery in Fishers, IN.
Not Available to Preorder
This item is not available during our spring preorder period. If we are able to carry it this year, it will be during our Spring Public Sale mentioned above. The full list of Public Sale species will be made available in late April.
A.k.a. Western Indian physic. A distinctive, generally adaptable plant with gracile stems and flowers. N does not runner and reseeds sparingly, may need staking in sparse plantings. Fall colors and seed pods are often showy. So named because ingestion causes vomiting. This makes it well resistant to mammalian herbivores, but perhaps not ideal for gardens frequented by dogs.
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic
Soil Type: Loam, Clay Loam, Rocky Loam
Height: 1.5’-3’
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May-June
Root Type: Rhizome
Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers may attract bees, flies, butterflies, and skippers, but do not do so in large numbers. Foliage is toxic and avoided by mammals.
Notes: Gillenia stipulatus is a common scientific synonym.
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