Classification: | Species |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orange |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Plant Height: | 24 to 48 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 to 24 inches |
Leaves: | Other: Evergreen in warmer winter climates |
Fruit: | Showy Dehiscent |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Provides winter interest Will Naturalize |
Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 4 to 6 weeks Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
piksihk | On June 20, 2022 | Bloomed pinkish color ones |
piksihk | On February 7, 2021 | Seeds sown brown round pot |
piksihk | On August 29, 2019 | Miscellaneous Event Seeds collected |
piksihk | On June 4, 2019 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On August 1, 2018 | Bloomed orange HW |
piksihk | On July 4, 2017 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On September 19, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event first seed pod opened-collected seeds |
piksihk | On July 9, 2016 | Bloomed First blooms ever from seeds |
piksihk | On October 1, 2014 | Seeds germinated 3 seedlings |
piksihk | On September 1, 2014 | Seeds sown |
flaflwrgrl | On June 26, 2014 | Bloomed First bloom of the year today. |
MissMew | On August 3, 2017 | Transplanted Moved one from Back south west |
MissMew | On July 22, 2017 | Obtained plant Suzanne Vandermeer |
MissMew | On July 17, 2017 | Obtained plant Vandermeer |
MrsBinWY | On June 14, 2020 | Transplanted 11 in scallop bed on north side of garage; groups of 3, 3, 3 & 2 |
MrsBinWY | On February 7, 2020 | Seeds germinated 2; 12 total |
MrsBinWY | On January 3, 2020 | Seeds sown 16 seeds from 2013G (stored in fridge) in milk jug @ warm room temp; moved to cool room temp 1-23-20 |
antsinmypants | On September 22, 2022 | Bloomed |
antsinmypants | On May 23, 2021 | Plant emerged 2 |
antsinmypants | On April 27, 2021 | Seeds sown Plug flat two row 17 |
dnrevel | On June 20, 2021 | Transplanted Planting in front yard gardens. Note: it is a fairly short-lived perennial. It's rhizomes spread to and it self-seeds, to create a plant colony. Needs full sun and well drained soil. |
dnrevel | On June 4, 2021 | Obtained plant New plant received from neighbor in exchange for tomatoes. Small seedlings in jug. |
WebTucker | On September 1, 2022 | Bloomed |
paleohunter | On March 26, 2024 | Seeds sown |
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