Plant Habit: | Fern Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 5a |
Leaves: | Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Indehiscent Other |
Fruiting Time: | Spring Summer Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Inflorescence Type: | Cyme |
Uses: | Guardian plant Suitable as Annual |
Pollinators: | Other Hoverflies Wind Cleistogamous |
Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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