| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 6 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Other: Hairy, cylindrical with bristly pappus |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Pale yellowish green, sometimes tinged pink to red. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
