Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Plant Height: | 6 to 8 feet |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White Other: With purple flecks and marbling, dark purple edges. |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 55ºF-65ºF Days to germinate: 10 to 21 days Depth to plant seed: 1/2 to 1 inch |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
KelliW | On March 21, 2019 | Potted up |
KelliW | On January 18, 2019 | Seeds germinated |
KelliW | On January 13, 2019 | Seeds sown soaking seeds 24 hours, sowing indoors |
lovesblooms | On April 3, 2020 | Transplanted planted germinated seeds direct |
lovesblooms | On April 1, 2020 | Seeds germinated after 24-hr water soak and then damp paper towel in baggy at room temp |