General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 4 - 5 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Shiny berries, maturing to purplish-black.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Indian Poke
  • Himalayan Pokeweed
  • Red-Ink Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Phytolacca acinosa
  • Synonym: Phytolacca esculenta
  • Synonym: Phytolacca acinosa var. esculenta
  • Synonym: Phytolacca insularis

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photo credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: September
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: September
credit: Magnus Manske

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