| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Fruit: | Indehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Fragrant Malodorous |
| Flower Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Other |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree Water gardens Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Stem Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked Fermented |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Wasps Cleistogamous |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Endangered |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
