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) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 36 inches |
Plant Spread: | 18 inches |
Leaves: | Other: Herbaceous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink Other: Rose |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Other: Cut back faded flowers to ensure more flowering throughout the season. |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Provides winter interest Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: If sowing indoors. Needs specific temperature Days to germinate: 10 to 21 Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Can handle transplanting Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Divide in early spring |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: 1998 PPA Perennial Plant of the Year; 2002 Oklahoma Proven! plant selection; 2009 Great Plant Picks award winner |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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SCButtercup | On June 8, 2014 | Bloomed |
flaflwrgrl | On October 29, 2014 | Obtained plant From Santa Rosa Gardens in pot. |
Catmint20906 | On June 24, 2015 | Bloomed |
Catmint20906 | On August 10, 2014 | Obtained plant Purchased from Coleup's Ace |
Cat | On August 16, 2014 | Obtained plant |
lovesblooms | On March 30, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On January 29, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
HamiltonSquare | On October 24, 2015 | Obtained plant UCD Arboretum purchase. |
christine2 | On May 1, 2008 | Obtained plant 6 |
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