Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 6 - 12 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 36 inches |
Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color |
Fruit: | Showy |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | 3"-4" 4"-5" |
Flower Time: | Spring Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 2 months cold moist treatment Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting Other info: May germinate without stratification. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Division |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
aspenhill | On April 25, 2019 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 1 |
variegatagal | On April 13, 2024 | Bloomed |
variegatagal | On June 9, 2023 | Maintenance performed Bouncing back |
variegatagal | On May 14, 2023 | Miscellaneous Event Getting destroyed by hawkmoth caterpillars |
variegatagal | On April 24, 2022 | Bloomed |
variegatagal | On April 20, 2022 | Transplanted |
variegatagal | On April 19, 2022 | Obtained plant |
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