| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 2-3 ft. |
| Plant Spread: | 15 in. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Red and yellow |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Seeds take a long time to reach flowering stage. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Seedfork | On April 7, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event Bloom stalks with flower buds, looks like it will bloom this year for the first time. |
| Seedfork | On April 6, 2015 | Bloomed Actually have three blooms the yellow is starting to change to orange now at the top. |
| AndreA33 | From April 17, 2016 to April 19, 2016 | Transplanted Une vingtaine de rhizomes sous le mimosa |
| christine2 | On May 1, 2008 | Obtained plant 3 |
| lovesblooms | On March 3, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| MrsBinWY | On June 1, 2019 | Transplanted On 6-1-2019, planted 8 in the front, north of the apple tree. |
| MrsBinWY | On May 18, 2019 | Potted up 22 pots |
| MrsBinWY | On March 17, 2019 | Seeds germinated 1 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 10, 2019 | Seeds sown 25 seeds from 2016G in milk jug @ warm room temp |
| MrsBinWY | On March 2, 2018 | Seeds germinated 1; ~26 up on 3-10-18; The first seedling perished. I probably waited too long to get the container to bright sunlight. Plan to give these to Becky on 3-14-18. |
| MrsBinWY | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown 36 seeds from 2016 garden for Becky; try warm room temp |
| KelliW | On February 20, 2020 | Seeds sown wintersown outdoors in a jug, zone 6b |
| paleohunter | On April 6, 2021 | Transplanted |
| SuperHappyCamper | On February 10, 2022 | Obtained plant Purchased from WM. |
| WebTucker | On May 23, 2022 | Bloomed |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| Great Pic Joy! by Marilyn | Dec 3, 2011 2:25 AM | 3 |
| Stunning display! by pirl | Aug 19, 2014 2:36 PM | 8 |
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