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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 12 inches to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Other: Sparse hairs and sticky
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Often tinged with blush pink to red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Seeds are viable for 6 months to 12 months if stored in a dry, cool area.

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Common names
  • Few-Flowered Jacob's Ladder
  • Jacob's Ladder

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Date: 2023-05-24
Location: Morpeth, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-06-13
A cheerful self seeder.
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Uploaded by DianeSeeds
Location: IL
Date: 2011-06-03
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-22
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-01
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-22

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