| Description | The unique golden yellow flowers with the burgundy-red eye is a real eye catcher. A tender perennial grown as an annual in cooler climates. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | Eye Ball plant is quick to wilt, needs constant moisture |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average patio |
| Temperature | hardy to 45 degrees F |
| Flowers | golden yellow heads with a burgundy-red center eye |
| Leaves | green foliage with bronze over tones |
| Dimensions | 12-15 inches, trailing spreading habit |
| Maintenance | dead heading |
| Propagation | seeds, stem cuttings |
| Native Site | Spilanthes originates from South America growing in wet, damp places in temperate climates |
| Misc Facts | The plant has been used as a local anesthetic for gums and teeth similar to the Tooth Ache Tree(Zanthoxylum americanum). It has also many other properties as anti septic. (syn Acmella oleracea) |
| Author's Notes | I told my horticulture class about the effect this plant has if you chew it. This was an invitation for someone to try this. A few of my student were drooling. |
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