Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 20 to 28 inches (50-70 cm) |
Plant Spread: | 16 to 20 inches (40-50 cm) |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White Other: near white |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Provide darkness Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Can handle transplanting Other info: Sow at 18-22 C for 4 weeks, move to minimum -4 C for 6 weeks, move to 5-12 C for germination |
Pollinators: | Beetles Various insects |
chelle | On January 27, 2015 | Seeds sown W/S - Warm 3 wks in darkness, then move outdoors. |
piksihk | On October 17, 2018 | Potted up Leaves are dry and brown- soaked in water |
piksihk | On October 16, 2018 | Obtained plant Bare root plants from trade |
MrsBinWY | On December 22, 2019 | Seeds sown WS sprinkle of seeds and chaff labeled 'Thunder & Lightning' from ishareflowers's 2019 garden (could be Knautia) (put outside 12-26-19) |
MrsBinWY | On June 10, 2017 | Potted up 11 |
MrsBinWY | On February 21, 2016 | Seeds sown ~29 seeds from JonnaSudenius; winter sown & held over the summer through next winter (2016-2017) & germinated May 2017 |