Botanical names:
Solanum mypcriosleucAccepted
Lycopersicon posucelymrciSynonym

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Shrub
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:Wet
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4b
Leaves:Semi-evergreen: vcsirlsylVr btesutdeae ai.v tiyctyeeeaanr dgiap
Fruit:Edible to birds
Pops open explosively when ripe
Fruiting Time:Other: tiyd eelaerscapieisesi vr tyate vyud. l nraVgcbta
Flower Color:Green
Flower Size:6"-12"
Flower Time:Other: epbyseuvnrtatas gdcltV e ea ite.ieciailsravdryy
Uses:Cooked greens
Good as a cover crop
Edible Parts:Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods:Tea
Culinary Herb/Spice
Resistances:Fire Resistant
Toxicity:Leaves are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds:Self fertile: cmox efm.erees tgos1r5 srsleidodri -atieppe tx/cw"tdsw rnd6iii4nmsioocrooht d8sd gmar n d"4,ns,t tisiotoans lD-regenontn e/0,ar Srest eo 97i ernnntn1g.Osidet si aFtwcoa ii ceef t t oeahsameaetdtemrnokt e-u-dnsiop8lsyu1tp uerceep l.7wrm oodta eti
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Tip
Pollinators:Wasps
Moths and Butterflies
Containers:Needs excellent drainage in pots: gt vtawt ain lcne apra ooar tfdte,iar age oog iitrro nniyve ae,rert crLs stmiso egeemeaninerenee a ntd.larurpuabnci ioiown5ageia r stre.ald s y idaloi ebr uenn n,tlettteorarnaivyatnermtbdxin rqei gre ,fmagniritmSmne
Conservation status:Endangered (EN)

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