North Carolina Native Plants Society - Native Plants Gallery - Jeffersonia diphylla

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Jeffersonia diphylla

Twinleaf

Native/Alien:	Native
Type:	Perennial
Bloom Color(s):	white
Size:	1 ft
Light:	Full-sun, Part-sun
Soil Moisture:	Mesic^(*)
Bloom Time:	Mar - Apr
Bloom Area:	M
State Rank:	S1 - 1-5 Extant Populations - Critically imperiled in NC because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extirpation (local extinction) from NC ^(*)
Global Rank:	G5 - 1000+ Extant Populations - Demonstrably secure in the world ^(*)
State Status:	T - Threatened ^(*)
Notes:	Likes rich, moist, calcareous soils.
Jeffersonia Diphylla Leaves and Bloom © Terry Britton 03/23/2008 at Duke Gardens Since a Jeffersonia blossom lasts only one day and since I live near Duke Gardens, Alice Zawadzki encouraged me to visit the buds often until I found one in bloom. Lucky me - I found several!
Jeffersonia diphylla at Duke Gardens © Terry Britton 03/23/2008 at Duke Gardens
Jeffersonia diphylla Leaf detail © Terry Britton 03/23/2008 at Duke Gardens
Jeffersonia Bloom © Terry Britton 03/23/2008 at Duke Gardens
Another Jeffersonia Bloom © Terry Britton 03/23/2008 at Duke Gardens
Still Another Jeffersonia Bloom! Love the pollen and petal details on this one! © Terry Britton 03/23/2008 at Duke Gardens
Jeffersonia Young Blossom © Terry Britton 03/23/2008 at Duke Gardens
Cluster of Jeffersonia Diphylla © Terry Britton 03/23/2008 at Duke Gardens
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record