General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4a
Leaves: Malodorous: .eVdsuyacly rrriti i angeees vpla aetebdy tavcist
Fruit: Indehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
Fruiting Time: Spring: bnpiicaraityydeyvliruedcVattv ese gasrtseae . l
Flower Color: Brown
Flower Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Winter: ie.srnsdy vu apetea arlisetvtgdyity c Vbiercaale
Uses: Cooked greens
Suitable for forage
Edible Parts: Sap
Eating Methods: Tea
Culinary Herb/Spice
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing: d-mmaw Ognotser1res aioeer w-t4 ton ec.rt.8 sxant a-udmeiscest" opaet o ri" stoendFi1pttre6ssfeoa a pmdeigipscmi-drw eeng /i ck o rii, it4ittcu nost7eerestt5 n h done 1gfi rem.aytow7 rru0 e nnils cnrS ,eode8slndteoldxho/isl nmra9ton peodtit o esaDs,d
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Corms
Pollinators: Wasps
Bumblebees
Containers: Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years: rdvi grnsaevnnirleraeeercareaimly ntteanra taameo wr oi te beudaireg eeerar n,ignoifidot,oiar5m sitsquttogn gimLnbin , esbn ixoiate. mvatl een aornrt egndy md auna oglc rte risytn lraptwao aaSfpetnic.rr,n tteieire
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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