Common Name: Virginia Waterleaf

Latin Name: Hydrophyllum virginianum

Height: 1-2 feet

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: Purple to white

Bloom Time: May - June

Water Use: Medium-wet to Medium

Soil: Loamy woodland soil

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Full Shade

Spreads via rhizomes and seeds

Pollinators: Bumblebees, long-horned bees, cuckoo bees, mason bees, Halictid bees, Andrenid bees, bee flies

Other Information: Can spread aggressively. Deer resistant. Young leaves are edible when cooked.