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Hacquetia epipactis

dwarf masterwort

Rare umbellifer with yellow-green leaves in spring and unique, yellow umbellate florets. As the season progresses, the yellow bracts turn to lime green and look like green flowers well into summer.

botanical information

  • Botanical name: Hacquetia epipactis
  • Genus: Hacquetia
  • Family: Apiaceae
  • Other names: dwarf masterwort - gelbgrüne Strenze
  • synonyms: Sanicula epipactis, Dondia epipactis
  • origin: Europe, Central
  • origin mountains: Caucasus

Features

height: 15-20 cm
flowering: February - March
color: yellowish green
leaf color: green
habit: rosette
growth: medium
level: moderate
light: morning sun, evening sun, open shade, filtered, shade
moisture: average, moist
soil texture: light, normal
organic matter: normal, high
pH: neutral, limy
winter zone: 5 [-25°C]
density: 9 - 15