Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
Plant Height: | 18-24 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 inches |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Red Other: burgundy |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: Germinates best at 68-72 deg F Days to germinate: 5-10 Depth to plant seed: surface sow Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Hoverflies Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
lovesblooms | On March 22, 2020 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On February 16, 2020 | Seeds sown winter sown |
lovesblooms | On January 15, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
lovesblooms | On June 13, 2015 | Bloomed from 2014 wintersown plants (bloomed first year, too) |
antsinmypants | On May 26, 2021 | Plant emerged |
antsinmypants | On December 27, 2020 | Seeds sown WS - Jug 10 |
paleohunter | On June 8, 2021 | Potted up |
paleohunter | On April 7, 2021 | Seeds sown |
variegatagal | On May 8, 2022 | Seeds germinated |
variegatagal | On May 3, 2022 | Seeds sown Johnny's Selected Seeds |
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