| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4b |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Caudex |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
| Ploidy: | Nonaploid or higher ploidy |
