Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Plant Height: | 16 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 inches |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Orange Pink |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 7-14 at 70° Depth to plant seed: Lightly cover Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
lovesblooms | On March 17, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On January 25, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |