Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 80-120 cm |
Plant Spread: | 50 cm |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color |
Fruit: | Showy |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 3-4 weeks Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
AndreA33 | On April 27, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
AndreA33 | On April 20, 2016 | Seeds sown |
lovesblooms | On March 1, 2020 | Seeds sown winter sow |
lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
AtaMaj | On February 25, 2020 | Obtained plant |
dnrevel | On June 17, 2021 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Did not germinate using Winter Sowing. |
dnrevel | On January 6, 2021 | Obtained plant Winter Sowed on 1-6-2021. New seed from DnD Seed exchange. |