Tragopogon porrifolius

Tragopogon porrifolius subsp. var.

Oyster plant, Salsify, Vegetable oyster

Habit:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	24in36in	6in12in
Height:	⇕	24 in to 36 in
Width:	⇔	6 in to 12 in
Lifespan:	⌛	biennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍
Features:	✓	flowers, edible
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Minimum Temp:	☃	°Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number.
USDA Zones:		5 to 9
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	blue, purple

porrifolius

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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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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