Flower Notes:
White (White with yellow and purple spots; borne in broad panicles)
Foliage Notes:
Purple (Leaves emerge tinged purple); Yellow (Bright yellow-green late spring/early summer foliage); Green (Late summer foliage coloration); Yellow (Poor yellow fall color)
Fruit Notes:
Green;brown (Bean pods emerge green, becoming brown in late fall to winter)
Soil Notes:
Prefers slightly moist soils, but tolerant of soil conditions (sand to clay loams)
Diagnostic Characteristics:
This species has light green to yellow, whorled or opposite, heart shaped leaves at 4-8" in length and 3-8" in width. Leaves emerge purple-tinged, then mature to a green to yellow-green and have an unpleasant odor to them once crushed.
