Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | 6 - 8 feet |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Purple Bi-Color: Pink and white Other: usually purple, some bi-color pink and white |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 65 to 85F Days to germinate: 5 to 14 Sow in situ Other info: sometimes self-seeds |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
vbprog | On April 18, 2015 | Transplanted Put one of them against the garden fence. |
vbprog | On March 18, 2015 | Plant emerged |
vbprog | On March 7, 2015 | Seeds sown |
vbprog | On October 20, 2014 | Obtained plant Received seed from @Evan |
lovesblooms | On April 26, 2015 | Seeds sown |
piksihk | On January 24, 2019 | Miscellaneous Event Collected seeds |
piksihk | On February 12, 2017 | Seeds sown Seeds collected 11/16 |
antsinmypants | On May 23, 2021 | Seeds sown DS in Garden two & in arch garden |
dnrevel | On April 9, 2021 | Seeds sown Planted 6 more seeds in individual pots, putting in mini-greenhouse. NOTE: needs specific temperature: 65 to 85F to germinate. Days to germinate: 5 to 14 |
dnrevel | On April 8, 2021 | Seeds sown Soaked seeds for 24 hours before planting in small pots and in DT window box tray. NOTE: needs specific temperature: 65 to 85F to germinate. Days to germinate: 5 to 14 |