| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 8-12 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 8-12 inches |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Other: Leaves have many leaflets. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Other: Blooms for a longer time if deadheaded. |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Self fertile Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Can handle transplanting |
| Pollinators: | Birds Bumblebees Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| MrsBinWY | On April 24, 2021 | Transplanted 5 out under the Mountain Ash stump with the others |
| MrsBinWY | On January 14, 2021 | Potted up 4 (for the Habitat Hero presentation). I'd set the container aside and noticed on 1-23-21 that the 6th seedling (last one) had emerged. Potted it up, too. |
| MrsBinWY | On December 23, 2020 | Seeds germinated 1 on 12-23-20; 1 more on 12-25-20; 2 more on 12-26-20; 1 more on 12-31-20 (but one of the ones from 12-26-20 disappeared); noticed on 1-23-21 that the last one had appeared unexpectedly |
| MrsBinWY | On November 21, 2020 | Seeds sown 6 from 2020G in milk jug in cold sunroom |
| MrsBinWY | On November 25, 2017 | Seeds sown Experiment: Eight (8) 2.25" pots in garden hoop, seeds from 2017G. All 8 pots germinated. A little small for the 5-12-18 Plant Sale. Will put them in the yard. |
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