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Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: In Water
Wet Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Malodorous
Inflorescence Type: Compound Umbel
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Flowers
Dynamic Accumulator: S (Sulfur)
Mo (Molybdenum)
Si (Silicon)
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature
Suitable for wintersowing
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Various insects
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

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