White Colicroot
Aletris farinosa
White colicroot sends up slender wands of mealy-textured white tubular flowers from a flat basal rosette, a distinctive native of moist sandy meadows and open pine woods.
- Family
- Nartheciaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–3 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV