General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Herb/Forb
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:In Water
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 8a
Fruit:Edible to birds
Flowers:Other
Inflorescence Type:Spike
Uses:Will Naturalize
Edible Parts:Sap
Dynamic Accumulator:Mg (Magnesium)
B (Boron)
Mn (Manganese)
Si (Silicon)
Resistances:Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds:Suitable for wintersowing
Seeds are hydrophilic
Pollinators:Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

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