Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8a |
Fruit: | Other |
Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
Flower Color: | Red: Lg kel kai edo d,hlDrlrtYowDR,Ga Yellow: yl wenadolRde |
Flower Size: | 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Fall Winter |
Inflorescence Type: | Single |
Uses: | Culinary Herb |
Edible Parts: | Flowers |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Ca (Calcium) B (Boron) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) |
Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate Other info |
Pollinators: | Hoverflies Bumblebees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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