| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 12 inches - 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 14 inches - 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Other: 1/2 to 1 inch long dry pods containing small seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Mauve Pink Red White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Groundcover Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 70ºF - 75ºF Days to germinate: 7 to 14 days Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow at depth of approximately 1/4 inch, covering with a thin layer of soil |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Suitable for hanging baskets Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| piksihk | On May 24, 2016 | Obtained plant Sallie gave two plants: red and purple with white |
| Mindypin | From May 1, 2016 to May 31, 2016 | Obtained plant |
| MrsBinWY | On March 15, 2019 | Seeds germinated 1 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 9, 2019 | Seeds sown ~12 'Cora Punch' descendants seeds from tabbycat's 2018G in milk jug @ warm room temp |
| carlissa904 | On May 29, 2019 | Obtained plant bought hanging basket at Home Depot. |
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