| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Start indoors |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
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