| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 16 inches |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 68-77degrees F recommended Days to germinate: 7 - 14 days Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, cover with very thin sprinkling of fine vermiculite Sow in situ Start indoors |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Other: Fleuroselect Award (2016) |
| jmorth | On April 13, 2016 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) ? |
| jmorth | On March 17, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
| jmorth | On March 17, 2016 | Plant emerged |
| jmorth | On March 14, 2016 | Seeds sown From Select Seeds |
| ShawnSteve | On July 5, 2022 | Bloomed I've a couple of small, blooms, so far. While the plants are still quite small. Though, since I'd sown them together with 'Lemonsde' I can't quite yet be absolutely certain, they are 'Xanthos', or else 'Lemonade' as they'd been sown so closely, together. |
| ShawnSteve | On June 4, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Have produced more than a single set of true leaves, by now. |
| ShawnSteve | On May 12, 2022 | Seeds sown In same pot, with Austin Rose. (Ex. Baker Creek.) |
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