| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 2-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Other: Broad, glossy, dark green leaves |
| Fruit: | Other: Several seeds, grayish to reddish brown when ripe, enclosed in a dry papery calyx |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Flowers open in the afternoon and close in the morning of the next day. They are fragrant in the evening. |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ Start indoors Other info: Requires no treatment. Will germinate when sown in a warm location. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Root |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
| MrsBinWY | On February 18, 2018 | Seeds sown warm room temp; 16 seeds (all) from luvsgrtdanes |
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