Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Leaves: | Broadleaf |
Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
Flower Color: | Mauve |
Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Late fall or early winter |
Uses: | Vegetable Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds Sow in situ: 0cin2h. Start indoors Will not come true from seed |
Pollinators: | Other |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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