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: | 6 to 8 feet |
Plant Spread: | 8 to 12 inches |
Fruit: | Other: 2 inch brown pods containing numerous seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Rose-pink and white |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
thepurplebug | On June 4, 2019 | Seeds sown Seeds sown directly in the garden. |