Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 12 inches |
Plant Spread: | 10-14 inches wide |
Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Other: Herbaceous, Dark green. |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Other: Needs Deadheading, Repeat Bloomer. |
Flower Color: | Red Yellow Multi-Color: Blooms are multi colored with just a tinge of yellow around center and edges of petals. Blooms are 4 in. wide. |
Bloom Size: | 6"-12" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Groundcover Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 70-75 Days to germinate: 14-42 Depth to plant seed: 1/8 Suitable for wintersowing Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Some hybrid cultivars won't set true from seed. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Catmint20906 | On July 10, 2015 | Bloomed |
Catmint20906 | On May 2, 2015 | Obtained plant |
UncleWill | On April 28, 2019 | Bloomed |
UncleWill | On March 20, 2019 | Transplanted GH Wild |
piksihk | On January 27, 2020 | Seeds sown Butterfly bed |
christine2 | On June 13, 2023 | Transplanted My seedlings (4) |
christine2 | On May 16, 2021 | Obtained plant GG 3 |