Name: Skunk Cabbage
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 1906-2G
Price: 14.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Symplocarpus foetidus

This mounding perennial bears fragrant purple flowers in spring.

Purple flowers are produced in spring, providing colour through the bloom season.
Mounding clump, reaching 60 cm at maturity; divide every three to four years to maintain vigour.
Best in partial shade to full shade with moist, average, wet soil.

Size

2 gal

32 plugs per tray

$14.00

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Partial shade, Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist, Average, Wet

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

0.4 – 0.6

Mature Spread (meters)

0.6 – 0.6

Growth Rate

Slow

Flower Colour

Purple

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Mounding

Deer Resistant

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Rabbit Resistant

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Pollinator Friendly

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Ontario Native

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Fragrant

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Landscape Uses

Border

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Plant in partial to full shade in a consistently moist or wet, mucky soil. May also be found in shallow standing waters, 2-5 cm in depth. Naturally found in wet deciduous forests, swamps, or shady wetlands. In late summer, leaves will wither away, especially if insufficient water is available.

Notes

Native to Ontario