| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3-5 feet |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Nocturnal |
| Flower Color: | White Other: Slender 4-6 inch long pinkish white tube opening to 3/4 to 1 inch wide white bloom with red throat. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Other: Seeds are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 68ºF-70ºF Days to germinate: 5-30 days Depth to plant seed: Sow at depth of approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Sow in situ Start indoors Other info: Direct sow after last frost. |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| MrsBinWY | On April 16, 2020 | Seeds germinated 2; all 6 germinated |
| MrsBinWY | On April 12, 2020 | Seeds sown 3 pots with 2 seeds each (seeds from AudreyDee) - out to melon hoop during the day, back inside at night |
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