Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Vine |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Plant Height: | 1 to 2 feet |
Plant Spread: | Stems prostrate to twining with a spread of 2 to 4 feet. |
Leaves: | Other: Variable, ovate-elliptic to triangular-lanceolate or narrowly oblong with projecting basal lobes; dense, fine hairs on both surfaces |
Fruit: | Other: Globose capsules, each containing 1 to 4 black seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Pink White Other: white to light pink, often with red center. |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Groundcover |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |