General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 3
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Russet
Flower Time: Winter
Inflorescence Type: Compound Umbel
Underground structures: Caudex
Uses: Guardian plant
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Mo (Molybdenum)
I (Iodine)
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Beetles
Containers: Prefers to be under-potted
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

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