Twinleaf
Jeffersonia diphylla
Named for Thomas Jefferson. Distinctive butterfly-shaped paired leaves; fleeting white flowers in early spring.
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.75–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–0.75 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WI, WV