Black salsify
Scorzonera hispanica
perennial1.1×0.5 mzone 4–9partial shade🍎 Edible
Profile
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- perennial
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Spread
- 0.5 m
- Growth
- medium
- Lifespan
- 5 years
- First yield
- after 2 years
- Hardiness
- zone 4–9
- Shade tolerance
- partial shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – very moist
- pH
- 6 – 7.5
nectar source
Uses
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