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- Flowers with new year’s leaves.
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- Flowers
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- Seed capsules
Scientific Name:
Chimaphila maculata
Common Name:
Pipsissewa
Scientific Name Pronounciation:
ky-MAF-ih-luh mak-yuh-LAH-tuh
Plant Type:
Perennial
Plant Hardiness Zones:
6-8
Plant Hardiness Zone(s):
Usual Size:
6-12 in. H 4 in. W
Flower:
Blooms in early to late summer with white, 5-petaled flowers with a green ball in the center.
Bloom Time Notes:
Summer
Leaf:
Stiff, shaped like a lance head with a light colored stripe down the center; evergreen.
Fruit:
A capsule
Wildlife:
Natural Habitat:
Dry woods
Propagation:
Bloom Time:
Sun or Shade:
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Cultural Notes:
Pipsissewa (Chimaphila maculata) is best grown in partial shade in loamy well-drained soil. It is an evergreen plant with interesting markings on the leaves that adds beauty to the woodland edges.
Other Common Names: striped wintergreen, striped prince's pine