Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
Earliest spring bloomer in the woods — flowers emerge from leathery overwintered foliage before new leaves. Distinguished from round-lobed hepatica by pointed (not rounded) leaf lobes. Prefers limestone soils.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.33–0.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–0.67 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV