Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 12 - 48 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 18 inches |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Purple |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Underground structures: | Corm |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
dragonfetti | On March 31, 2015 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) All seedlings died do to heat wave. |
dragonfetti | On March 15, 2015 | Seeds sown AD container |
dragonfetti | On March 9, 2015 | Obtained plant Seedville |
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