General Plant Information (Edit)
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
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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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