| Plant Habit: | Shrub Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6b |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
| Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Stem |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous: eessd |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Bumblebees |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
