Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4a |
Leaves: | Malodorous: nrcyadtest yV raliyiigi vuaeavtepleeb t .se srcda |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Pops open explosively when ripe |
Fruiting Time: | Year Round: atd.veie cla eadtctsybreslaVani y gyre uprsiveti |
Flower Color: | Red |
Flower Size: | 3"-4" |
Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring: tr tvspdebacuervel tnyeiiaysiaceeVdaliart g. ys |
Uses: | Cooked greens |
Edible Parts: | Stem |
Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw |
Resistances: | Gophers/Voles |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other |
Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors Seeds are hydrophilic: 7ehrget d5n n1t ee re o/xwi-a atesd ndr4rero o1pitcrisri9oar.essterts" S7ay -gd0 aemieoi s f olo6rnts otpF/teiennidOgeoonl -e awtsrdmrno t,rieoap necsl stodx wt,cs"e c te goisadas m wpdts8l orte ,eDdnuf iit841no.o utksci ietpemhns. -neimue citamndtm |
Propagation: Other methods: | Other |
Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees |
Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots: riman aa5 el truepsmtalp ra d renio.t enteto v nseroieacmrreegmdin eceq lt vmlnogexatntotfitb,s ryooriateibie Lgga,rrcrntor ya erne tr nern ginSnsnofy,vi osnaaeiee iwrnd el.iiieauwtaeatnuea mbt ar,ratgni gidd arai |
Conservation status: | Near Threatened (NT)
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