Description
Bishop’s Cap, Mitella diphylla
QUART POT
Light: Partial Sun (Spring months), Shade
Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Soil: Mesic to Dry
Height: 12 inches
Bloom Season: April, May, June
Bloom Color: White
Notes: Bishop’s Cap has tiny white fringed flowers on thin stems. It has a single pair of leaves half way up the stem. Bishop’s Cap spreads slowly by rhizomes to make a groundcover. The flowers are pollinated by Syrphid flies and small short-tongued bees. These insects drink nectar from the flowers; the Syrphid flies also feed on the pollen, while the short-tongued bees collect pollen to feed their larvae. This plant makes a wonderful addition to a Spring wooded area. Bishop’s Cap can tolerate drier full shade sites, but prefers medium soils and partial sun during the Spring months. Also know as Miterwort or Twoleaf Miterwort.
Gallery Photo Credits:
1 & 4 Ruth Oldenburg
2, 3 & 5 Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
