The inflorescence
is a ˝-1 inch long spike, which contains a
cluster of small, petal-less yellow florets surrounded
by four petal-like white bracts.
Early summer
The leaves of this
species with the creeping rhizomes are
alternate. They are ovate, 2-3 inches long, cordate and attractively
variegated yellow, green, bronze and red. The
variegation is very striking in full sun but
does fade to greens and maroons in shaded sites.
