| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | In Water Wet Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7a |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | Brown Blue: sw-scn ll-obotlkanlmGlewy eo biwonpochtbereed rde Other |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall: edoys5els od so-rBinf0 5 5mm a Other |
| Inflorescence Type: | Spike |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Medicinal Herb |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer Mg (Magnesium) Zn (Zinc) Si (Silicon) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Pollution Tolerates foot traffic Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide darkness Can handle transplanting |
| Pollinators: | Wasps Flies |
| Containers: | Suitable for hanging baskets Prefers to be under-potted Not suitable for containers |
| Conservation status: | Vulnerable (VU) |
| Posted by Marilyn (Northern KY - Zone 6a) on Mar 31, 2013 10:22 PM sle [ Reply to this comment | |
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