Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | 6 to10 feet |
Plant Spread: | 2 to 3 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue Mauve White Other: Vivid Blue |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Houseplant Espalier |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer P (Phosphorus) K (Potassium) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: Seeds act as a strong purgative (laxative). |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Scarify seeds Days to germinate: 4 to 6 weeks Start indoors |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Suitable for hanging baskets Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
lovesblooms | On May 6, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On April 26, 2015 | Seeds sown blue |
KelliW | On March 4, 2019 | Seeds germinated |
KelliW | On February 27, 2019 | Seeds sown sown indoors, knicked and soaked for 24 hours, seeds from onalee |
antsinmypants | On April 11, 2024 | Miscellaneous Event Placed in moist paper towel. (2) |
antsinmypants | On March 17, 2022 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) The seedling that emerged sickly died. |
antsinmypants | On March 16, 2022 | Plant emerged Second seedling emerged sickly. |
antsinmypants | On March 15, 2022 | Plant emerged 1 seedling emerged. |
antsinmypants | On March 13, 2022 | Seeds germinated Roots emerged. |
antsinmypants | On March 11, 2022 | Seeds sown Scarified & soaked for 24 hours. Indoors under lights on heat mat. |