| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 2 feet to 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2 feet to 3 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen Deciduous Other: 12-15 inch long, glossy green with distinctive raised veins. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Other: 5 to 6 inch long spikes with yellow flowers surrounded by violet-pink upper bracts and pale to dark green lower bracts. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" 4"-5" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Groundcover Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
| tabbycat | On July 7, 2022 | Bloomed Found 1st flowers of 2022 under 4' full grown leaves |
