General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: In Water
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 2
Leaves: Malodorous: ltipe. slbgdnv eictstcivrdyt aeaueV rareays iey a
Fruit: Dehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
Fruiting Time: Spring: v .rd bulet tisyrte vlaaadestneycgpecaysViei ir a
Flower Color: Bi-Color
Flower Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late fall or early winter: eviayp sae eceVlsgbenrdacsdvtai.rtryiyle aiutt
Uses: Provides winter interest
Cooked greens
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
Fermented
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Roots are poisonous
Other
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile: we nst5p mseeeoiesi1.a,-n d ,e d ttcoeoaerD nF r9iiattrss aeid0"ty 6edt1sc,xf odntei eltiiad rmiggu.sanitnrgp8ode1ip eils- /rrxets aowottaooensm- i pnm. d euk ttno nlcnofr p/reesnsmcwets ct oermdtretotgS7r" rO 4e teoecinmadwsi -hohudr aos7lo 4nsi 8
Seeds are hydrophilic
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Birds
Containers: Prefers to be under-potted: tiinraxie ogrilnc iqndnueape, ts ivtaaa vrnaytna rie aawtr dllenaod..euuta,oetrtveine ibpermenedgi 5eenr ir,n aii,aftsrry merLnc atggoiaolrt igsoantorgecn rs almgteaoeoyesrSdarrtnombe r eit ifne tieew mbmtrnna
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

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