General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Deciduous
Needled
Flowers: Malodorous
Nocturnal
Flower Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Late fall or early winter
Other
Inflorescence Type: Compound Umbel
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Flowering Tree
Vegetable
Salad greens
Suitable for miniature gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Birds: an&tneticsinslt e rcraogpn geleh
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Fire Resistant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
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Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Root
Layering
Pollinators: Beetles
Flies
Bumblebees
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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