Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 2 to 4 feet |
Plant Spread: | 2 to 3 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy Other: Bright red berries |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Orange Other: 6 to 8 inch spikes of small orange flowers |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 65ºF to 70ºF Days to germinate: 1 to 3 months or longer Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow at depth of seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
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