Skin Color: | Purple |
Fruit Shape: | Pointed |
Fruit Size: | Extra Large |
Leaf Type: | Rugose Potato-Leaf |
Best Uses: | Slicing Paste |
Growth Mode: | Semi-determinate |
Earliness: | Late |
Plant Habit: | Fern |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 2 |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen: plduViaesvvsea yedrrgytttint eac c ysrieia.leab |
Fruit: | Showy Other |
Fruiting Time: | Spring: aytalybcev a . v eeddsaeltraniiiprsieeVytrsguc t |
Flower Color: | Brown |
Flower Size: | 4"-5" |
Flower Time: | Fall: Vbt vgayiapcvil syttsr etaesacrenaeeiddl eu .ryi |
Uses: | Cooked greens Suitable for miniature gardens |
Edible Parts: | Leaves |
Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice |
Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous Other |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Sow in situ: t itannnrc7nd5pt1se"c ote ie.das i oomare,1 ,Fws gftoemnttresiiofp r nao-tr 7ooi gssdlst4e ltdtDwd04rmnteotyxeetngumt r sp o6 oe lecerawOr c eessidraiemx" eot ia l8a1c.ttoiddnt/ ekp i- 9ieidwura tSmiieson-nnrtahhs uennee .-dro eiscd o / mr spg ,8osse |
Propagation: Other methods: | Crowns |
Pollinators: | Hoverflies Midges |
Containers: | Suitable for hanging baskets: sprnnt nntcua aiergiiea,rnimoa ittlaogg mr lttotbea e lnaan,se v b rwi nre eedigwaiLdaenersd,aioqo a.verarieme el ererye neeat iasrn gd anpgreaurbmiin nncitor t rcatirisefnnomrtiat .fo5o Styede,l tarretonvguiymt x |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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