Hacquetia epipactis
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Hacquetia epipactis (syn. Dondia epipactis Spreng.) is an ornamental plant
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...

 of the Apiaceae
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...

 family, which is native of Europe
Europe
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. It grows only to about 5–10 cm in height and is easy to cultivate in Plant Hardiness Zones
Hardiness zone
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 5 to 7 according to the United States Department of Agriculture
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. This plant will tolerate partial sun to full shade and most commonly has yellow flowers.

Cultivars

Known cultivars of Hacquetia epipactis include:
  • H. epipactis 'Thor' - a variegated
    Variegation
    Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaves, and sometimes the stems, of plants. This may be due to a number of causes...

    variety
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