In the wildflower beds, as well as sprinkled through the estate, you will find the Alaskan broad-leaf starflower (Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia). These seven petaled beauties are a forest loving groundcover.
The brilliant white flower is suspended upon an extremely thin stem, giving the illusion that the flower is floating above the lush green terminal whorl of leaves.
The flowers grow from 6-12 inches high, are shade tolerant
Asexual reproduction from the small tuberous rhizomes is more common than reproduction by seed. See can be collected in late summer, rhizomes in fall and winter. No action is required to break the seed dormancy, and the seed has a short shelf-life. Stratification results in delayed germination and extended germination time.
You should air dry the seeds for late summer planting in flats. Cover with 1/8" moist organic/sandy acidic soil. They like the soil to be loose, and to be planted in large clumps 2-4 inches apart. They flowers can be expected to live over three years. Dense patches will persist indefinitely and will expand as a self-sustaining colony.
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