Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
Plant Spread: | 1-3 feet |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Nocturnal |
Flower Color: | Green Lavender Pink Purple Red White Other: Greenish |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" 1"-2" 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
Uses: | Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: Minimum of 73 degrees F Depth to plant seed: Surface sown (not covered) Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: self seeds |
Propagation: Other methods: | Other: self seeds |
Pollinators: | Self Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
piksihk | On February 7, 2021 | Seeds sown German pack: black knight |
piksihk | On December 6, 2019 | Seeds sown HW |
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