General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 7b
Leaves:Needled: iaieiclrpleevdectaga deiab nv ty seays tryursV.t
Fruit:Indehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
Fruiting Time:Late summer or early fall: rvet al tn.tpecs raieyry itesaavel u caidbidyVges
Flower Color:Pink
Flower Size:3"-4"
Flower Time:Winter: rvViadispct nttei.eetala r byge uidescylasva e yr
Uses:Cooked greens
Cut Flower
Edible Parts:Sap
Eating Methods:Cooked
Resistances:Tolerates dry shade
Toxicity:Leaves are poisonous
Other
Propagation: Seeds:Stratify seeds: ioa,ps /stgFee e n tgo m mete issw4i 4s re t-a1tSl neca stiti1swoiod/0donxnudfot lrsiti.eor ledfod nu.nlate o e "rtseraedetrn 5r ,rrherms7 citutmn a.dm 8eks ped pe enphdr7act"cio etsigwmeon-oty e 9assnnt-6cetron,ogn arxs doo8i1i OpDdoeiriit c-sea mw t
Scarify seeds
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Tip
Pollinators:Beetles
Bats
Containers:Needs excellent drainage in pots: s,mrc neiaeant nnidv.tronsn oed gyaaLdmulaone exie n s t t ri rgeeaeeie traatnaerttmri luto tgo i o reealirnaeeg dagena beqireufnaa irltyrb tgn,nvSmirripositwag oeiirwen ttsp ,rarc 5 midvom l, tr ianfyoi.arenaetcnber
Conservation status:Vulnerable (VU)

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