Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 15 to 25 feet |
Fruit: | Other: 3 to 4 inch, grooved pods containing numerous black seeds with silky, white hairs |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink White Other: Cream; flowers sometimes have dark pink stripes in the throat |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 65ºF-70ºF Days to germinate: 3 to 6 weeks |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies |