Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | In Water Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe |
Flowers: | Blooms on new wood |
Inflorescence Type: | Raceme |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Leaves |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Mg (Magnesium) Fe (Iron) Mo (Molybdenum) Si (Silicon) |
Resistances: | Flood Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Other Cleistogamous |
Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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