General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Fruit: |
Dehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Needs specific temperature: The seeds (both species and hybrids) should be sown in the fall where night time temperature is around 40-50F and day time temperature is lower than (68F.
Sow in situ
Other info: Soak seeds for 24 hrs.
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Posted by
bonitin (Ghent, Belgium - Zone 8a) on Mar 24, 2013 8:09 AM concerning plant:
I had sown mine on 28th November, soaked for 24 hours in warm water after pinching a hole into the seed with a needle, then planted and kept at room temperature for about three weeks, then put in the fridge (not the freezer!) for two weeks, and nearly all the seeds had germinated on 4th January= 37 days! It took a while, though, before the first leaves emerged above soil level. They were put back at room temperature and the first sprouts appeared on 30th January.
I had sown a second batch but kept those at room temperature and the seeds didn't germinate at the time the first batch had germinated in the fridge. So I ended up also giving them a cold treatment of about two weeks in the fridge and they also did germinate, two weeks later than the first batch.
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