| Blanket Flower | |
| Indian Blanketflower |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 12 |
| Flowers: | Nocturnal |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Winter |
| Underground structures: | Corm |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant Fire Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Birds |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| Posted by Catmint20906 (Maryland - Zone 7a) on Aug 23, 2014 10:50 AM tt,nalptmvp te tA lsliesrkPtfm [ Reply to this comment | |
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