Plant Habit: | Tree Vine |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Leaves: | Fragrant Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Winter Other |
Flowers: | Blooms on new wood |
Flower Color: | Lavender |
Flower Time: | Spring Other |
Inflorescence Type: | Raceme |
Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
Pollinators: | Water Flies Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Carnivorous |
Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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