Scientific Name:
Vancouveria hexandra
Pronunciation:
van-koo-VER-ee-uh heks-AN-druh
Common Name:
inside-out flower
Family Name:
Berberidaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Low, evergreen perennial; leaves compound, rounded, slightly lobed (lily-pad like), medium green leaflets and red petioles; flower with reversed petals resembles a shooting star.
Habit:
Open, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich
Water Use:
Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Perennial border, Rock garden, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate), Leaflets stalked
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
Source of flower image: http://www.astoriaschools.org/ahscience/saddlemt/sadmt_photo.html
Pest Susceptibility:
Diptera - true flies
