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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 to 14 inches
Plant Spread: 16 to 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow at approximate depth of seed
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Petite Jenny
Cultivar name: 'LychJen'
Common names
  • Ragged Robin

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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Garden next to Smithsonian, DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Garden next to Smithsonian, DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
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