| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 3 feet |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: Deep scarlet-red with purple base |
| Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 65ºF Days to germinate: 14 to 21 days Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, gently pressing into the soil |
| Pollinators: | Self Bees |
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