| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 36 - 48 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 - 18 inches |
| Leaves: | Other: prone to powdery mildew |
| Fruit: | Other: Seeds are carried inside a capsule, which splits open when ripe and throws the seeds away from the parent plant. |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Seeds need alternating periods of warm and cold stratification to germinate Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Birds Bees |
| MrsBinWY | On May 16, 2021 | Seeds germinated 2 |
| MrsBinWY | On February 13, 2021 | Seeds sown WS 16 seeds from 2020G in milk jug |
| MrsBinWY | On May 20, 2018 | Transplanted 2 from 2016G & 1 from Becky (the 1 from Becky near pear tree) |
| MrsBinWY | On February 5, 2017 | Seeds sown soak (+ H2O2); 4 weeks in fridge on coffee filter; germinate at room temp; 16 seeds from 2016 garden; sown in milk jug 3-10-17, room temp; refridged 5-25-17 |
| antsinmypants | On May 19, 2022 | Transplanted Into sun garden 2. |
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| Beautiful! by Paintedtrillium | Sep 5, 2022 5:29 PM | 2 |
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