| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 6 - 10 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 - 18 inches |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| MrsBinWY | On June 27, 2021 | Transplanted 3 in front of iron pot on 6-26-21; 1 seems to have gone missing so planted another near same spot on 8-1-2021; planted last 3 next to garage in front of 'Pearl Loraine' Asiatic Lilies on 8-15-2021 |
| MrsBinWY | On May 28, 2021 | Potted up 7 (plus 1 that appears to be blind), rest with 3-5 sets of leaflets, small plants (1-2" tall), very long (8-10"), thin roots |
| MrsBinWY | On January 31, 2021 | Seeds germinated 1 (This one failed. It looked like I damaged it when I chipped it.) Several more emerged later, though. 8 up on 3/13/2021. 2 showing first true leaflets. |
| MrsBinWY | On January 26, 2021 | Seeds sown Filed the seeds (the black ones) lightly and soaked them in warm water until they swelled. 19 2019 seeds, barely covered w/potting mix, in milk jug at room temp |
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