General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 6 to 8 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Spreading Fanpetals
  • Spreading Sida
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sida abutifolia
  • Synonym: Sida filicaulis
  • Synonym: Sida procumbens

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Date: 2021-10-10
Location: Front pasture
Date: 2016-05-28
Location: Front pasture
Date: 2016-09-17

Date: 2021-07-11

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