| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 13 |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender |
| Bloom Size: | 5"-6" |
| Flower Time: | Late fall or early winter Year Round |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Good as a cover crop |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Powdery Mildew Birds Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed Start indoors Can handle transplanting Seeds are hydrophilic Other info: hdts n e3g o4s0ea trem |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf Offsets |
| Pollinators: | Midges Birds Various insects Cleistogamous |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On May 23, 2020 | Transplanted 2 along back rose trellis, one on either side of the fountain on 5-23-2020; 3 to south-east corner of front yard on 6-14-2020 |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Sep 7, 2019 | Transplanted On 9-7-2019, planted 3 seedlings out in the reworked bed on north side of garage. |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Jul 18, 2019 | Potted up On 7-18-2019, potted up 9 pots with 1-2 seedlings in each pot |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Apr 28, 2019 | Seeds germinated 7 |
| MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) | On Mar 9, 2019 | Seeds sown 16x2 seeds from Prairie Moon in milk jug, C(30) |