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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Other: Gray-green
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Clear yellow aging to golden-brown.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-06-25
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-06-25
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-08-08
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-03-19 
Seeds germinated in 3 days after scarification; no pretreatment;
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-04-15
Emerging after winter.

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