General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Shrub
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:In Water
Wet
Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 13
Fruit:Dehiscent
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Flower Color:Mauve: euitlnn-ct o meao ca slndhiser wbdeofengedpBrtt-ailhrotri ,isousaupfwat ogodtbe brrkn
Flower Time:Late spring or early summer
Year Round
Other
Inflorescence Type:Spadix
Uses:Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts:Stem
Dynamic Accumulator:Nitrogen fixer
Cu (Copper)
Mo (Molybdenum)
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Butterflies
Resistances:Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Seeds:Depth to plant seed
Sow in situ
Pollinators:Other
Midges
Miscellaneous:Goes Dormant
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

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