Ecballium elaterium is a tender perennial that is often cultivated as an annual. It features dark greyish-green leaves that are lobed and grow on elongated, bristly stems. During the summer, the plant produces pale yellow flowers roughly 2 cm in diameter. These are succeeded by hairy, blue-green fruits that exhibit a unique touch-sensitive mechanism, ejecting seeds explosively over considerable distances when they are mature.

Ecballium consists of either trailing or bushy perennial plants covered in bristles. These plants are known for their unique touch-sensitive fruits, which eject seeds forcefully over considerable distances once they mature. The foliage features lobed leaves, and the flowers have a distinctive funnel shape.

Ecballium elaterium

Ecballium elaterium 'Lahij'

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