| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 12 |
| Leaves: | Variegated |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Winter |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Mauve |
| Bloom Size: | 6"-12" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Dye production Shade Tree |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Powdery Mildew Tolerates dry shade Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Cane Bulbs |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies Flies |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon |
| Miscellaneous: | Endangered |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
| Ploidy: | Septaploid |
| Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 3, 2014 3:05 PM y Ncaet.i.naipanar [ Reply to this comment | ] |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On May 25, 2024 | Transplanted 2 at the close end of Garden Two. |
| Catmint20906 - PNW WA half hour south of Olympia (Zone 8a) | On Jul 14, 2015 | Bloomed |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On Aug 2, 2021 | Transplanted Into partial shade in north side garden that gets eastern in the morning and some sun until 2 or 3 pm. Winter sown. Transplanting alongside Black-eyed Susan. Will add Pennsylvania Sedge in the spring. |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Feb 18, 2017 | Seeds sown coffee filter in baggie in fridge 60 days; lots from pinkmauisunset (seeds might not have matured); jugged 4-15-17; gave up on these on 5-26-17 |
| SuperHappyCamper - Marietta, GA (Zone 7b) | On Aug 8, 2021 | Obtained plant Purchased from backyard nursery in Dallas, GA. |
