| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Plant Height: | 4-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 1-2 feet |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Dye production Cut Flower |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Ca (Calcium) Mn (Manganese) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Days to germinate: 11-16 days Depth to plant seed: 1/2 inch Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info |
| Pollinators: | Flies Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| dragonfetti | On April 1, 2015 | Seeds germinated CS container |
| dragonfetti | On March 31, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event all seedlings in U container died in heat wave. |
| dragonfetti | On March 26, 2015 | Seeds sown CS container |
| dragonfetti | On March 15, 2015 | Seeds sown 23 in U container |
| paleohunter | On May 28, 2022 | Transplanted |
| paleohunter | On May 6, 2022 | Seeds germinated |
| paleohunter | On April 24, 2022 | Seeds sown |
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