Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Plant Height: | 2-3 feet |
Plant Spread: | 2 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant |
Fruit: | Other: Long bristly seeds (schizocarps) that can stick to hair, clothing, or fur |
Fruiting Time: | Summer |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves Roots Seeds or Nuts Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: 2 months cold moist treatment Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |