| 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: | 3 to 8 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2 to 3 feet |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Purple Other: Cultivars come in colors of purple, red, pink, lavender, white and bi-color. |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: Handling plant may cause contact dermatitis in some individuals. |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Conservation status: | Near Threatened (NT)
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| piksihk | On February 9, 2018 | Seeds sown WG 2013 seeds frt bed |
| piksihk | On February 2, 2018 | Seeds sown Old seeds 2013; Doreen K. Unknown color |
| piksihk | On June 21, 2014 | Bloomed one dk purple bloom |
| MrsBinWY | On May 1, 2021 | Transplanted Planted 2 pots of 3 seedlings each in rose hugel |
| MrsBinWY | On March 29, 2021 | Seeds germinated 4 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 20, 2021 | Seeds sown 2 pots w/3 seeds each from ishareflowers (from GeoSeeds for 2021) - soak 24 hours and germinate in sunroom |
| paleohunter | On April 15, 2022 | Bloomed |
| paleohunter | On October 24, 2021 | Seeds sown |
| dnrevel | On April 7, 2024 | Seeds sown Germinated in moist paper towels in the guest bath 3 days ago (drawer near heat duct.) Germinated in two days! Now all planted in 6 pack cells and the like. Placed some on heat mats |
| dnrevel | From April 28, 2022 to May 5, 2022 | Seeds germinated Aided by heat mats |
| dnrevel | On February 4, 2022 | Seeds sown WInter Sown in red cups in a new 2nd tote and 1 WS jug. |
| LyraLu | On March 1, 2022 | Transplanted same size pot but replaced seed starting mix with more potting soil |
| LyraLu | On February 22, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event moved from heat mat. under light 13 hours. |
| LyraLu | On February 19, 2022 | Seeds germinated 50% germination rate |
| LyraLu | On February 12, 2022 | Seeds sown |
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