| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 20 inches (50 cm) |
| Plant Spread: | 12 inches (30 cm) |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Bi-Color: Orange and russet |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 68-77 degrees F (20-25 C) Days to germinate: 14-30 days Depth to plant seed: 1/8" (3 mm) Sow in situ Start indoors |
| Pollinators: | Beetles Bees Various insects |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| MrsBinWY | On March 30, 2018 | Seeds germinated 1 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 25, 2018 | Seeds sown 25 seeds from 2015G in milk jug @ warm room temp |
| lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| lovesblooms | On January 28, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
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