Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Days to harvest: | 55 to 60 |
Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Plant Height: | 4 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3 feet |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: pale pink and rich, deep pink / purple |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Uses: | Vegetable |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Self |
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