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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 1 to 3 feet
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: 1 to 3 inch long rectangular, pubescent capsule, green, maturing to brown and containing numerous tiny seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Purple
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 3 to 7 days.

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Common names
  • Sesame
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sesamum indicum
  • Synonym: Sesamum orientale

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Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date: 2013-06-23
Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date: 2013-09-17
Unripe Sesame Pods
Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date: 2013-11-04
Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date: 2013-11-04
Lower leaves have 3 lobes, upper leaves are single.
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2020-08-06
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photo credit: Franz Xaver

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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antsinmypants On May 21, 2022 Seeds sown
Indoors under lights on heat mat
antsinmypants On April 27, 2021 Seeds sown
In greenhouse
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