Abrus precatorius


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   vine-climber

Height: 35 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35.
Width: 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Bloom: early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: white
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Exposure: ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
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Scientific Names



Read about Abrus precatorius in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Abrus precatorius. Crab's-eye Vine. Weather-Plant. Height 10-12 ft.; frequently trailing over the ground S.: lfts. oblong, in numerous pairs: fls. varying from rose to white: seeds bright scarlet, with a black spot, used by Buddhists for rosaries, in India as standards of weight, and in the W. Indies in bead work. Seeds irritant; also used as an abortive in U. S. A variety with a cream-colored bean is offered by Reasoner Bros.: Tropics generally.—The claims made for its weather-foretelling properties are exposed by Oliver in Kew Bull. Jan., 1890. It does, however, "go to sleep" during storms, but this is a feature of other legumes. Sometimes confused with Rhynchosia phaseoloides (syn. R. precatoria), which has similar seeds, but is a very different plant with large, 3-foliolate, bean-like lvs.CH


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