Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Plant Height: | 4 to 6 feet |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White Other: With red stripes |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 55ºF-65ºF Days to germinate: 5 to 30 days Depth to plant seed: 1/2 to 1 inch |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
dragonfetti | On May 1, 2015 | Bloomed |
dragonfetti | On March 12, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event Plants are climbing out of bed. Probably would have been better to plant in January or February. No advantage to plant so soon. |
dragonfetti | On October 15, 2014 | Seeds sown Stover seed. (Started several plants from seeds.) November 22, 2014: Miscellaneous Event (Plants are about 3 inches |
KelliW | On January 30, 2019 | Seeds sown seeds soaking overnight |