| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 16 to 30 inches (40 to 90cm) |
| Plant Spread: | 18 to 24 inches (to 60cm) |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Other: sticky glandular hairs densely cover the stems and leaves; leaves are deeply palmately lobed into 5 to 7 sharply toothed divisions; foliage turns red in the fall |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: seed pods mature indeterminately and shatter easily |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: flowers have five petals with purple veins and soft hairs on the lower half |
| Flower Color: | Pink Purple White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Other: blooms continuously May through August with only 10 to 20 inches of annual precipitation |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: sow in-situ in fall or cold-moist stratified for at least 30 days Scarify seeds: fine sandpaper or 5-10 second hot water bath then soak in cold water for 24 hours Sow in situ Can handle transplanting Other info: sow seeds at depth of 1/4 inch; 55,000 seeds per pound; self-seeding but germination may be sporadic |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division Other: semi-ripe cuttings during the late summer when growth has slowed and plant stems have become firmer |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies Moths and Butterflies Flies Bumblebees Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
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