Heredity: | Hybrid |
Hybridizer or Originator: | Seedway |
Days to harvest: | 63 |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
Plant Height: | 3 feet |
Plant Spread: | 18 inches |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Other Beneficial Insects |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors Can handle transplanting Will not come true from seed |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
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