DESCRIPTION:

NAME: Toothache Plant

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Eyeball Plant / Paracress

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Spilanthes Oleracea syn. Acmella Oleracea & syn. Spilanthes Acmella

COLOR: Yellow & Red Flowers / Red - Green Leaves

PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost

PLANT HEIGHT: 18 - 24"

PLANT SPACING: 12 - 15"

BLOOM TIME: Mid Summer - Early Fall

HARDINESS ZONE: 9 - 11

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Moist

QUANTITY: 100 Seeds

OTHER: This herb gets its name Toothache Plant because if its leaves or flowers are chewed, it has a mild anesthetizing effect. The leaves can be eaten raw in salads and have a unique strong flavor. However, you can cook the leaves to reduce the strong flavor and they can be enjoyed as leafy greens. This Brazilian native is also said to have anti-fungal & anti-bacterial properties as well as the ability to enhance the immune system. Besides having all of these wonderful characteristics, the bright colors of the Toothache Plant will brighten up any space!

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