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Plant type: annual Hardiness zones: 9-11 Sunlight: hot overhead sun Soil Moisture: constantly moist Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: light frost |
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Origins: Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia Other Botanical Names: Cacalia sonchifolia, Crassocephalum sonchifolium, Emilia javanica, E. marivelensis, E. purpurea, E. rigidula, E. sinica, Gynura ecalyculata, Senecio sonchifolius Other Common Names: Purple Sow Thistle, Red Groundsel | ||||||||
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