| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| 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) |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 1 to 2 feet |
| Fruit: | Other: Tiny single-seeded utricle |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink Other: 1 to3 foot long racemes of clusters of small coral-pink blooms |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Needs specific temperature: 65ºF - 75ºF Days to germinate: 7 to 14 days Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow at depth of approximately 1/16 inch, covering with thin layer of soil Other info: Direct sow after danger of last frost |
| Pollinators: | Self Wind |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| antsinmypants | On April 22, 2021 | Plant emerged |
| antsinmypants | On April 16, 2021 | Seeds sown In unheated greenhouse. Plug flat one row 3. |
