| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 4-6 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: Maroon, 3-5 lobed |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Dark reddish-pink with darker eye |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 70ºF-75ºF Days to germinate: 5-21 days Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a thin layer of soil |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Cuttings: Cane |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| piksihk | On August 1, 2018 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) freeze killed it; had rooted one for Laura; she's doing great |
| piksihk | On April 16, 2017 | Transplanted HW - next to confederate rose/mutabilis and butterfly ginger |
| piksihk | On February 7, 2017 | Harvested two seed pods - seeds collected |
| piksihk | On February 7, 2017 | Maintenance performed pruned down; cuttings are being rooted |
| piksihk | On October 29, 2016 | Bloomed first bloom; plant from ? |
| piksihk | On January 25, 2016 | Seeds sown in water; not germination |
| piksihk | On November 1, 2014 | Bloomed they were just starting to flower when cold weather came |
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