Silver Buffaloberry | |
Buffaloberry | |
Silverberry | |
Buffalo Berry |
Plant Habit: | Cactus/Succulent |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7a |
Leaves: | Good fall color Needled |
Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe Other |
Fruiting Time: | Other |
Flowers: | Fragrant Other |
Flower Color: | Brown |
Flower Size: | 4"-5" |
Flower Time: | Year Round |
Inflorescence Type: | Cyathium Thyrse |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
Uses: | Flowering Tree Cooked greens Good as a cover crop |
Edible Parts: | Sap |
Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Salt tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Root |
Pollinators: | Water |
Miscellaneous: | Genetically Modified Epiphytic |
Conservation status: | Near Threatened (NT)
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