Flower Form: | Single |
Flower Color: | Red Orange |
Flower color description: | The original species form "red or purplish-red flowers with 9- 12 petals" "Filament dark purple. ... 2-5 glabrous carpels; purple stigmas. " Aging blooms turn bronze |
Flower size: | Small to medium |
Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3-4 feet |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous |
Fruit: | Dehiscent |
Fruiting Time: | Summer |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Green Orange Pink Purple Red Russet White Yellow |
Bloom Size: | 4"-5" 5"-6" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds Suitable for wintersowing Other info: Does NOT transplant well. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
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