General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
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Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Other
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Multi-Color: whteri-nseiGhe
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Other
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cooked greens
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Sap
Eating Methods: Tea
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
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Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Crowns
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)
Ploidy: Septaploid

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Common names
  • Date Plum
  • Persimmon
  • Caucasian Persimmon
  • Lilac Persimmon

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