Heredity: | Hybrid |
Country of Origin: | Taiwan |
Hybridizer or Originator: | Known You Seed |
Days to harvest: | 75 |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
Plant Height: | 16 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 inches |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Summer |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Cooked |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 5-14 days Start indoors Can handle transplanting Will not come true from seed |
Pollinators: | Self Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
lovesblooms | On February 22, 2020 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On February 16, 2020 | Obtained plant indoors; heat/lights |
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