| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Skin Color: | Purple |
| Fruit Shape: | Plum |
| Fruit Size: | Medium |
| Leaf Type: | Small, Fine Foliage |
| Best Uses: | Drying |
| Growth Mode: | Semi-determinate |
| Earliness: | Early |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Wet |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 12 |
| Leaves: | Glaucous: vs a ibacvdtsir. ryeesyyinapieeulae ttacgetVl dr |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall: ear ti ss.e cydiypagtlltcvsnaeeVabvay i ritrduee |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Flower Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Summer: dbcleyiseyran t isye aitpiter e.t agvaclvurVaesd |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Cooked greens |
| Edible Parts: | Stem |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Fermented |
| Resistances: | Tolerates foot traffic |
| Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous Other |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: cs ddtaed itanwometeetnn,ie eooidcue04o ii19trsm w fttt gn"tntat7c1nsik o gcoe t-rmdhr ses oiept. sm xhdnt. nsortr s "oni/iiuee miesreeiitsi anpo4 ,lporysr.ii tstormc-ad sedeFlwD etdom8glo5SO aolo xst-np,g 6csepnue aed ert1ed/w e7nrnaaaefr-8orsr Sow in situ |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Corms |
| Pollinators: | Wasps Moths and Butterflies |
| Containers: | Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years: bm alanualninogvwrirengd ,ttn gwnge aen oSt ioele pm,desoer ea aa oeg a,r iieqrrmora ede vtec inatrrs itsg nbnoaaurfreinrlra tn l.tvaxfemurei yraygeinn.aii,titsottaeia am iryeLot nrenpes de ttdcrmrtriit 5oeann i bce |
| Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |
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