| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Nocturnal |
| Flower Color: | Multi-Color: Many shades of yellow and pink. |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: Seeds are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ Start indoors Other info: This plant self seeds. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| carlysuko | On January 26, 2018 | Seeds germinated |
| carlysuko | On January 19, 2018 | Seeds sown After soaking in warm water for 24 hours I was able to peel away the hard outer shell, then planted the seeds. |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| Incorrect ID by Calif_Sue | Aug 1, 2017 1:49 PM | 2 |
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