| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic 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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 5 to 7 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2 to 3 feet |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Drooping lemon-yellow rays with elongated, bright green center cones. The cones mature to brown. |
| Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies Moths and Butterflies Bees Various insects |
| lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| lovesblooms | On January 28, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
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