Common Name
Two-flower melic
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7,
8,
9
Additional Info
Well-drained floodplain forests, mesic to dry-mesic upland forests, and piedmont hardpan forests; occasionally in dry, rich woodlands and barrens on limestone, mafic rocks, or coastal shell deposits. Frequent in the piedmont; infrequent in the coastal Plain and mountains.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
Commercially available
Yes
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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