Devil's Claw
Proboscidea louisianica
Devil's claw is a bold, sticky annual with large orchid-like pink-and-cream flowers followed by curious hooked seed pods, a curiosity native of warm regions whose young pods are edible.
- Family
- Martyniaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX