| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Leaves: | Good fall color |
| Fruit: | Showy Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Spring |
| Flowers: | Showy Nocturnal |
| Flower Color: | Russet |
| Flower Time: | Fall |
| Inflorescence Type: | Umbel |
| Uses: | Salad greens |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Other Beneficial Insects |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Cane |
| Pollinators: | Birds |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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