Tragopogon porrifolius

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. to 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Width: 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Lifespan: biennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers, edible
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Flower features: blue, purple
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Read about Tragopogon porrifolius in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Tragopogon porrifolius, Linn. Salsify. Vegetable Oyster. Oyster Plant. Tall strict biennial, sometimes 4 ft. high when in bloom, glabrous: lvs. keeled, tapering from a broad often clasping base: fls. showy, closing at noon or before, the outer rays exceeded by the involucral scales: peduncle thickened and hollow beneath the heads. S. Eu.— Naturalized in many parts of the country, often becoming a persistent weed. See Salsify. CH


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