Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 2 to 4 feet |
Plant Spread: | 12 to 18 inches |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Pink |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Readily self seeds |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
lovesblooms | On June 21, 2015 | Bloomed 1st blooms from 2014 winter sown plants |
MrsBinWY | On August 21, 2022 | Transplanted On 8-21-2022, planted 2 seedlings south of Judith's Orienpet Lilies, next to garden hoop |
MrsBinWY | On March 22, 2021 | Seeds germinated 1 - but something separated the cotyledons from the root - weird |
MrsBinWY | On March 12, 2021 | Seeds sown 16 seeds from Lois Shore's 2020G @ cool room temp in milk jug |