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Ranging from pale pink or lavender-purple to pure white, these flowers first open in mid-February and last up to two months before fading. This species has no petals but instead has showy bracts surrounding a large number of delicate sepals enclosing yellow stamens.

From NC Extention Gardener 

Sharp-lobed Liverwort Hepatica acutiloba

SKU: 1744360873471
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  • Common Name.           Liverwort, Sharp-lobed Hepaticaa
    Scientific Name Hepatica americana var acuta
    Plant Type Herbaceous Perennial
    Zone 4-8
    Height 4-9"
    Width 8-12"
    Growth Habit

    Clumping

    Erect

    Growth Rate Slow
    Bloom Time Early Spring
    Light
    Requirements

    Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)

    Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

    Water Needs

    Good Drainage

    Moist

    Soil Type

    Loam (Silt)

    Sand

    Organic rich

    Animal Resistance.             

    Deer 

    Rabbit

    Tolerance  
    Uses

    Slope/Bank

    Small Space

    Woodland

    Origin United States:  Maine to Quebec . Georgia to Minnesota
    Wildlife Bees

    Companion Plant.                                                                        

     Suggestions 

    Trillium, Trout Lily, Columbine, Mayapple, Virginia Bluebells, Bloodroot, Woodland Phlox                            
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