Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Plant Height: | 8 to 12 inches |
Plant Spread: | Stems erect in young plants but take on a trailing form with age, growing to lengths to 5 feet. |
Leaves: | Other: sensitive, touch and they fold up. Stems and leaves are sparsely to densely prickly |
Fruit: | Other: Clusters of 2 to 8 pods with prickly margins that contain pale brown seeds.. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Lavender Pink Purple Other: Pale pink to purple |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Houseplant |
Uses: | Groundcover |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: Chip seed coat, or soak in warm to hot water for approximately 20 minutes before sowing. Needs specific temperature: 70F - 80F Days to germinate: Seeds usually germinate in 7 to 21 days. Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, covering with a thin layer of soil. Sow in situ Start indoors |
Pollinators: | Wind Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
jmorth | On April 16, 2015 | Plant emerged |
jmorth | On March 31, 2015 | Seeds sown Sown, in small container in a plastic bag. |
jmorth | From March 31, 2015 to April 16, 2015 | Seeds germinated 17 days |
Bschmuck | On March 10, 2022 | Bloomed First bloom! Grown indoors under lights. |
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