Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
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) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 2 to 3 feet |
Plant Spread: | 1 to 2 feet |
Leaves: | Other: 1/2 to 3/4 inches wide, bluish-green in color. |
Fruit: | Other: 2 celled capsules containing numerous tiny seeds. |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Two-lipped, yellow with white throat and long spur; densely hairy lower lip is white to orange in color. |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, approximately 1/4 inch below soil surface. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Root |