Tennessee Smart Yards Native Plants
A comprehensive database of Tennessee native plants
Cut-leavedToothwort, Toothwort
Cut-leavedToothwort, ToothwortCarmine concatenata (Dentaria laciniata)Open shade, medium moisture level, rich soil with leaf mold, circumneutral pH. 6-8 inches height, blooms in spring, white flowers, spreads by rhizomes above ground in the humus layer.Germination Code: ? Difficult to grow from seedNative Region: Middle and East TennesseeSpring ephemeral with showy flowers. Can be overwhelmed by surrounding aggressive plants. Will slowly naturalize under optimum conditions to form colonies.flower;shade;medium;loam |