Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | 24-30 inches |
Plant Spread: | 8 inches |
Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant Malodorous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Malodorous |
Flower Color: | Orange |
Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Flowers |
Dynamic Accumulator: | P (Phosphorus) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 65 F or more Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |