| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 36-48 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 24-36 inches |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink Other: 2 to 3 foot long racemes of 1 inch round clusters of small Magenta-pink flowers |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Pollution Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Needs specific temperature: 65ºF - 70ºF Days to germinate: 5-15 days Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Direct sow after danger of last frost |
| Pollinators: | Self Wind |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| lovesblooms | On January 15, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
| lovesblooms | On May 4, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On February 1, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
