Common names:
Dotted gayfeather
Gayfeather
Dotted blazing star
Blazing Star
Spotted Gayfeather
Snakeroot

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Vine
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Water Preferences:Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 8b
Fruit:Edible to birds
Fruiting Time:Late summer or early fall
Flowers:Fragrant
Flower Color:Red
Flower Size:2"-3"
Flower Time:Spring
Inflorescence Type:Single
Plume
Underground structures:Rhizome
Tuber
Suitable Locations:Bog gardening
Uses:Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Hummingbirds
Resistances:Gophers/Voles
Propagation: Seeds:Scarify seeds: 0gdathr1n mes o4t ee
Pollinators:Other
Birds
Miscellaneous:Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status:Vulnerable (VU)

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Comments:
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