Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Plant Height: | 36-48 in. |
Plant Spread: | 24-36 inches wide |
Leaves: | Other: Herbaceous |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Needs Deadheading, Repeat Bloomer. |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadhead faded flowers to ensure more flowering throughout the season. |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: If sowing indoors. Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Can handle transplanting Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: 2009 Great Plant Picks award winner |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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piksihk | On March 23, 2020 | Seeds sown 2015 old seeds |
lovesblooms | On January 15, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
lovesblooms | On March 14, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On March 5, 2016 | Seeds sown indoors |
christine2 | On May 1, 2008 | Obtained plant |
MrsBinWY | On June 20, 2018 | Transplanted On 6-20-2018, planted 6 in the alley. |
MrsBinWY | On April 14, 2018 | Seeds germinated 1 (awfully slow germination; room might have been too cold; also didn't cover the 6-pack) |
MrsBinWY | On March 25, 2018 | Seeds sown 6x2 2017G seeds from white volunteer in 6-pack; room temp |
AtaMaj | On March 2, 2020 | Obtained plant planted 2 tubers in the echinacea meadow |
paleohunter | On April 1, 2021 | Transplanted |
paleohunter | On August 29, 2020 | Seeds sown |
dnrevel | On June 20, 2022 | Transplanted Transplanted into a large, white pot before traveling. In late July the plants are doing well but are still small. It may need several years to get to full size, like Green Twister. |
dnrevel | On January 23, 2022 | Seeds sown Winter Sowed seeds in Tote - Red Cup containers. Seed from MIgardener. |
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