| 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 |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous |
| Pollinators: | Other: Humans Wind Various insects |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| lovesblooms | On March 3, 2020 | Seeds sown indoors; heat/lights |
| lovesblooms | On February 16, 2020 | Seeds sown indoors; heat/lights |
| lovesblooms | On March 25, 2018 | Seeds sown indoors |
| antsinmypants | On March 25, 2022 | Plant emerged 1 seeding emerged. |
| antsinmypants | On March 15, 2022 | Seeds sown Indoors under lights on heat mat. |
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