General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 to 16 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: With golden-yellow central disc
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 68ºf - 75ºF
Days to germinate: 2 to 3 weeks
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, covering lightly with soil.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Self
Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cota tinctoria
  • Synonym: Anthemis tinctoria

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