| Plant Habit: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Leaves: | Other |
| Fruit: | Showy Other |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Late summer or early fall Late fall or early winter |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Edible Parts: | Roots |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
| Pollinators: | Wasps Bees |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
