Tragopogon porrifolius

Tragopogon porrifolius subsp. var.	Oyster plant, Salsify, Vegetable oyster
	The query description has an empty condition.: herbaceous Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 24in36in 6in12in Height: ⇕ 24 in to 36 in Width: ⇔ 6 in to 12 in The query description has an empty condition.: ⌛ biennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer	The query description has an empty condition.: ☼ sun The query description has an empty condition.: ◍ Features: ✓ flowers, edible Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °F USDA Zones: 5 to 9 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ blue, purple
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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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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