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Fabaceae
Atro
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Also known as Deadly nightshade, Phaseolus atropurpureus var. canescens, Devil's cherries, Phaseolus atropurpureus var. pseuderythroloma
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Legume · Tropical · Ground Cover · Nitrogen-Fixing · Fast-Growing · Perennial Vine · Forage · Warm Climate · Purple Flowers
Atro is a fast-growing tropical legume that thrives in full sun to part shade and tolerates a range of soil conditions. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce frequency as the plant matures. It is best suited for outdoor garden beds in warm, frost-free climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Angola, Arizona, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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