Other common names
American shamrock, bathroot, bethroot, bloody nose, bumblebee root, death root, dog flower, ground lily, Indian balm, lamb's quarters, lamb's succory, orange blossoms, red Benjamin, stinking Benjamin, herb Paris, nosebleed, true love
Herbaceous Perennial
A perennial to 50cm in height, with erect stems each bearing a whorl of three broadly ovate leaves and a solitary, terminal, nodding deep maroon, occasionally white, flowers 5-9cm across in spring
Position
Full shade, Partial shade
Soil Types
Loam, Sand, Clay
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres