| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Plant Height: | 48 inches (1.2 m) |
| Plant Spread: | 72 inches (2 m) |
| Fruiting Time: | Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Flowers: | Showy Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Vegetable Salad greens Cooked greens Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves Roots |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Other: Seeds are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Self fertile Days to germinate: 8-12 Depth to plant seed: Pressed into surface or barely covered Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Cuttings: Root |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
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