Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 2 feet to 4 feet |
Plant Spread: | 2 feet to 3 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen Deciduous Other: 12-15 inch long, glossy green with distinctive raised veins. |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow Other: 5 to 6 inch long spikes with yellow flowers surrounded by violet-pink upper bracts and pale to dark green lower bracts. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" 4"-5" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Groundcover Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
tabbycat | On April 28, 2024 | Plant emerged harvested some into a pot to move when i move |
tabbycat | On July 7, 2022 | Bloomed Found 1st flowers of 2022 under 4' full grown leaves |