| Heredity: | Open-Pollinated |
| Type: | Wild |
| Uses: | Ceremonial / Religious |
| Flower Color: | White |
| History: | Historically used for ceremonial and medicinal purposes by Native American peoples such as the Hopi, Apache, Navajo, Paiute, and Zuni. Reference: http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb... |
| Country: | Native to western North America from British Columbia to Texas and northern Mexico. |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: Minimum of 73 degrees F Depth to plant seed: Surface sown (not covered) Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Pollinators: | Self Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
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