Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
Plant Height: | 12 - 36 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 36 inches |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Fall Late fall or early winter |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink Purple White |
Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. |
Uses: | Provides winter interest Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 4 weeks Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
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piksihk | On March 1, 2020 | Bloomed Clumps survived winter, several seedlings growing |
piksihk | On October 19, 2019 | Seeds sown WG frt beds |
piksihk | On March 10, 2018 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On February 27, 2017 | Bloomed Survived a two day cold snap; didn't faze it- |
piksihk | On May 1, 2016 | Transplanted theses selfsow from rect. bed at WG to HW; |
piksihk | On August 29, 2015 | Harvested Seeds collected |
piksihk | On April 1, 2015 | Bloomed |
ShawnSteve | On April 28, 2021 | Seeds sown Thought I'd try the plain species, with so many different cultivars available, these days. |
Retro67 | On May 13, 2024 | Plant emerged |
Retro67 | On April 7, 2024 | Miscellaneous Event Put in fridge to begin stratification |
SuperHappyCamper | On February 10, 2023 | Obtained plant Purchased from WM. |
Flowerlover6 | On October 19, 2022 | Seeds sown |
MySecretIslandGarden | On September 2, 2022 | Seeds sown Seeds and cuttings SW corner |
MySecretIslandGarden | On July 30, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Are still in bloom |
WebTucker | On May 23, 2022 | Bloomed |
AtaMaj | On April 27, 2021 | Obtained plant |
paleohunter | On April 27, 2024 | Transplanted |
paleohunter | On April 7, 2024 | Transplanted |
paleohunter | On March 16, 2024 | Transplanted |
paleohunter | On October 17, 2023 | Potted up Potted on 2023 seedlings |
paleohunter | On April 9, 2023 | Potted up Potted up 2023 seedlings |
paleohunter | On April 9, 2023 | Transplanted Transplanted 2022 seedlings |
paleohunter | On March 8, 2023 | Seeds sown |
paleohunter | On April 10, 2022 | Seeds sown |
paleohunter | On April 1, 2022 | Seeds sown |
paleohunter | On May 31, 2021 | Bloomed |
paleohunter | On April 1, 2021 | Transplanted |
paleohunter | On August 29, 2020 | Seeds sown |
Catmint20906 | On June 18, 2015 | Bloomed |
antsinmypants | On March 31, 2021 | Plant emerged |
antsinmypants | On January 18, 2021 | Seeds sown WS - Jug 13 From seeds Collected from Angel's garden 9-2020. |
Lindacarlson06gmail | On May 30, 2020 | Obtained plant |
AylaCornelius | On January 25, 2020 | Seeds sown |
tinytreez | On January 4, 2020 | Obtained plant Purple and White varieties. Purple started outdoor in soil spring of 2019, then transplanted in front garden towards mid-late summer. Will update plant status here next spring. White variety started indoors in coco, January 2020 from OSC seeds, and is currently growing in a humidity dome under T5 lights. I plan on moving it to my front garden with the purple variety. |
Michelezie | On July 10, 2018 | Bloomed |
lovesblooms | On June 28, 2015 | Bloomed from 2014 plants (trade) |
flaflwrgrl | On October 29, 2014 | Obtained plant Santa Rosa Gardens in pot. |
Cat | On August 22, 2014 | Obtained plant |
variegatagal | On May 20, 2024 | Transplanted |
variegatagal | On May 17, 2024 | Obtained plant Painted flower Farm x2 |
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