Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 36 - 60 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 18 inches |
Fruit: | Showy |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Purple |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Corm |
Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 2 months at 40 degrees |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
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christine2 | On June 1, 2016 | Obtained plant 8 |
MrsBinWY | On May 27, 2022 | Seeds germinated On 5-27-2022, observed 1 seedling. |
MrsBinWY | On April 1, 2022 | Seeds sown On 4-1-2022, WS 16 seeds from SameOldBrandNew's 2021G in milk jug |
MrsBinWY | On December 25, 2018 | Seeds sown WS 16 seeds from luvsgrtdanes (from Prairie Moon) in milk jug |
MrsBinWY | On January 2, 2016 | Seeds sown WS 16 seeds from docmom |
lovesblooms | On March 3, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
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Bloom is apx. the size of a quarter by Moby | Jan 13, 2012 8:52 AM | 0 |
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