General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Flower Color: Blue
Purple
Other: Violet
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Tuber
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Vegetable
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Soak overnight
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Nashville Breadroot
  • Glade Potato
  • Whiterim Scurfpea

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Photo by SongofJoy
Location: mid-TN
Date: 2008-04-19
growing on my property in my cedar glade
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Aug 27, 2013 9:45 AM concerning plant:
    This is a rare native species found in only a handful of counties in the cedar glades of southern Appalachia and thereabouts. P. subacaule prefers rocky limestone soils and a well-drained, moist to dry, cool environment.

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