| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 5 feet |
| Fruit: | Other: Blue, egg shaped. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: Attractive bright red bracts with small, inconspicuous, greenish-white flowers. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Bats Birds |
