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Affime |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
Plant Height: | 4 feet |
Plant Spread: | 1 foot |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Narcotic |
Flowers: | Showy Malodorous |
Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Mauve Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow |
Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds Sow in situ Will not come true from seed |
Pollinators: | Self Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon |
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