General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Fruit: Other: Flat, green, two-lobed capsules, covered in thick hairs. Each lobe contains a single, flat seed.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Other: Depending on rainfall, plants may bloom again in late summer.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Spectacle Pod
  • Tourist Plant
  • Kutsibsu

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Date: 2014-04-23
Credit NPS
Comments:
  • Posted by BlueOddish (South Jordan, Utah, USA - Zone 7a) on Sep 19, 2020 7:08 PM concerning plant:
    The Hopi name for this plant is "Kütsibsü".
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 25, 2020 10:57 PM concerning plant:
    Habitat: open sandy soil in dry grasslands and deserts. Range: western Oklahoma and western Texas to southern Utah, western Arizona, and northern Mexico.

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