Hybridizer or Originator: | Ball Horticultural |
Type: | Flowering / Ornamental |
Uses: | Ornamental |
Tobacco Plant Height: | 1 foot |
Flower Color: | Red |
History: | Introduced by Ball Seed as one in a series of seven different colors. |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: Minimum of 73 degrees F Depth to plant seed: Surface sown (not covered) Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Self Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
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