General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Vine
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:In Water
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 3
Fruit:Showy
Flowers:Malodorous
Inflorescence Type:Thyrse
Uses:Guardian plant
Edible Parts:Leaves
Dynamic Accumulator:Mg (Magnesium)
Fe (Iron)
Cu (Copper)
Co (Cobalt)
Resistances:Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:Scarify seeds
Suitable for wintersowing
Pollinators:Wasps
Wind
Conservation status:Endangered (EN)

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