Spotted Wintergreen, Striped Pipsissewa, Striped Prince's Pine

I happened across numerous examples his plant while hiking through a pine forest that is soon to be logged, upon which all will be destro...Read Moreyed. As such, I carefully excavated about a dozen samples, being careful to remove each as a plug to keep roots and immediately adjacent soil intact. I transplanted these plugs into a shady area and mulched heavily around them with pine straw. After several months, better than half have survived. There is a symbiosis with soil fungi that is required for germination (which is difficult), so if more plants are desired, one should collect some nearby soil and hope for the best.

A beautiful, subtle woodland wildflower native to eastern North America, valuable for its veined evergreen foliage as well as its spring ...Read Moreflowers.

In the woods, I see scattered individuals and small clumps, but it never seems to grow in wide drifts. I have not tried to cultivate this plant, as it has a reputation for growing only where it places itself. I find it growing in duff in undisturbed, dry acid woodlands, generally associated with white pine and oaks.

It is considered rare in New England and Ontario, and is increasingly threatened by habitat loss, forestry operations, and recreational land use.

I see this plant frequently in the woodlands of Rhode Island. I have thought about trying to transplant one to my garden as a ground cov...Read Moreer, but after reading that they don't do well being moved I will just enjoy them where they are.

Have a very few of these scattered across the woods on my property. Would love to have more but they are apparently very difficult to pr...Read Moreopagate. If any one has had success propagating this plant by seed or division, please share.