Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Plant Height: | Erect to sprawling, 2 to 5 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Green, maturing to brown, dry, 8-12 segmented capsules. Each segment contains a single seed |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Yellow to pale yellowish-orange |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb Vegetable Will Naturalize Suitable for forage |
Edible Parts: | Leaves |
Eating Methods: | Tea Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | P (Phosphorus) Ca (Calcium) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
WebTucker | On September 14, 2022 | Bloomed |