| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
| Leaves: | Malodorous |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Flowers: | Nocturnal |
| Flower Color: | Green |
| Flower Time: | Winter |
| Uses: | Suitable for miniature gardens |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Si (Silicon) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile: gnNcogk sni iikora Provide darkness: E odnnn saslao.rtnaplstpetlstilhwdet l ba Start indoors: 0s0 Sta69ardeefi yas4 g1tr dyt -e |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights Endangered |
| Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |
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| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On Jun 22, 2026 | Miscellaneous Event Young buds forming for flowers on one plant. |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On Jun 7, 2026 | Transplanted Three (3) mature young plants I purchased from Bendy Stem Farm in 2026 at the Native Plant Expo in town. I am planting them along with the one I was able to grow myself. |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On May 11, 2025 | Seeds germinated As of today, only one sprout. Hopefully more will come. |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On Jan 23, 2025 | Seeds sown Winter Sown in two jugs & set outside today. Seed from Prairie Moon. Used boiling water treatment of seed. |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On Jan 15, 2025 | Obtained plant Seed ordered from Prairie Moon Nursery. Arrived this week. |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Jun 17, 2017 | Potted up 8 |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Feb 17, 2017 | Seeds germinated noticed radical on one seed in baggy in fridge (this one didn't emerge after being up potted) |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Jan 28, 2017 | Seeds sown Per Prairie Moon instructions: B, C70, H (I didn't scarify mine); baggy in fridge, seeds from treehugger, 26 (11 empty, 8 sank, 7 didn't); jugged 4-15-17 |
| pinetastic | On Jul 3, 2024 | Miscellaneous Event Almost four feet tall. |
| pinetastic | On Jun 15, 2024 | Bloomed |
| pinetastic | On Sep 21, 2021 | Obtained plant Bought 4 from Mother Earth Gardens |
| aspenhill - Lucketts, VA (Zone 7a) | On May 3, 2017 | Obtained plant NGA Susan (Muddy1) - qty 1 |
| LyraLu - Western Pennsylvania (Zone 6b) | On Mar 16, 2022 | Transplanted Moved from side bed to cottage garden. |
