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Starflower · Trientalis latifolia

Description: a dainty forest dweller (3-8") with a whorl of elliptic leaves and several pink to white star-shaped flowers in spring. It grows from tiny tubers and spreads by rhizomes to carpet a shady garden. Shade/part shade, low-moderate water.