Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Hybrid
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| Days to harvest: |
80 |
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
|
| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
24-36 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
2 feet |
| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
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| Fruiting Time: |
Summer
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| Flower Color: |
Purple
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Eating Methods: |
Cooked
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Toxicity: |
Leaves are poisonous
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Can handle transplanting
Will not come true from seed
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| Pollinators: |
Self
Various insects
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Posted by
Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Aug 27, 2014 5:33 PM concerning plant:
The only place I have ever seen Amadeo for sale is Parks, so early this spring I ordered 6 plants. Can't get them locally and I did want to try them. I don't think they turned out to be any earlier setting or more productive than the more easily found Classic, and both are the deep purple fruited types you would find at local supermarkets. Personally, I can't tell any difference in the flavor from Classic, and Amadeo did not appear to be any more productive, so I think I will not be growing it again next year and will stick to the varieties that are easily found locally.
Posted by
farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jul 5, 2020 11:47 AM concerning plant:
Large Black Beauty type hybrid. Grows ok but I did not observe any distinctive advantage over the open pollinated Black Beauty.
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