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Mitella diphylla
Also called Two Leaved Mitrewort, Bishop's Cap, Coolwort, Coolwort Mitrewort, Miterwort, Two Leaf Mitella, Two Leaf Mitrewort
Twoleaf miterwort is a clump-forming woodland perennial native to eastern North America, grown in shade gardens for its lacy white spring flowers. The key to success is cool, moist, shaded conditions with humus-rich soil.
Mitella diphylla (twoleaf miterwort, two-leaved mitrewort, or bishop's cap) is a clump forming, open woodland plant native to northeast and midwest regions of North America.
This species is grown as an ornamental plant in shade gardens. It prefers wet-mesic to dry soil and partial shade.
The flowers produce both pollen and nectar. Due to their small size, they are mainly visited by small bees and flies: for instance, Lasioglossum sweat bees, small carpenter bees (Ceratina) and hoverflies.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mitella diphylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
