Prairie Gayfeather | |
Gayfeather |
Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
Life cycle: | Other |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7a Zone 13 |
Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe |
Flowers: | Malodorous |
Flower Color: | Orange |
Flower Size: | 3"-4" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Inflorescence Type: | Spike Cluster |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Uses: | Groundcover Flowering Tree Culinary Herb |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Other Beneficial Insects |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds Days to germinate Can handle transplanting: erh t t3se d04as enmog |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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