Vegetables
Heredity: GE/GMO

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Size: 5"-6"
Uses: Dye production
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Tea
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 4913
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)

Image used with permission of the Victory Seed Company.

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