| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | Climbs and scrambles to 6 feet |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Purple |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer P (Phosphorus) K (Potassium) Cu (Copper) Co (Cobalt) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Other Beneficial Insects: Flies |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Scarify seeds: Lightly scarifying the hard seed will speed germination. |
| Pollinators: | Flies Bees Various insects |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
