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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: Minimum of 73 degrees F
Days to germinate: 7-14
Depth to plant seed: Surface sown (not covered)
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 2006 National

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Trade name information:
Series: Perfume™
Trade Name: Deep Purple
Cultivar name: 'Perfume Deep Purple'
Common names
  • Tobacco

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Location: Mentor on the Lake
Date: 2018-08-03
Location: Mentor on the Lake
Date: 2018-09-11

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: IL
Date: 2009-09-14
Location: NE Washington
Date: September 2011

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
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Location: U.S. Botanic Gardens
Date: May 2008
Location: NE Washington
Date: September 2011
Perfume Deep Purple seed pods on plant

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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