| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Late winter and early spring Late spring or early summer Fall |
| Flowers: | Nocturnal |
| Flower Color: | Blue |
| Flower Size: | 5"-6" Over 12" |
| Inflorescence Type: | Spadix |
| Uses: | Groundcover Culinary Herb |
| Edible Parts: | Stem |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Ca (Calcium) Mg (Magnesium) S (Sulfur) Fe (Iron) |
| Resistances: | Birds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Flies Bats |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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