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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 10-24 inches
Plant Spread: 12-24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 18-20 days
Depth to plant seed: 1/8" (3 mm)
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Beetles
Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 1991 National

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Common names
  • Blanket Flower
  • Indian Blanket
  • Firewheel

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Location: Oregon
Date: July 2012
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2012-09-22

Courtesy Outsidepride
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Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
  • Uploaded by Joy

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2015-06-13
Location: western Oregon
Date: spring 2014
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lovesblooms On March 10, 2016 Seeds germinated
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