Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 24-30 inches |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Mauve Orange Pink Purple Red White Bi-Color: Some are Picotee. |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Provide darkness Needs specific temperature: 60-75F Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Self Beetles Flies Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
KelliW | On January 30, 2019 | Seeds germinated a bunch of sprouts in the jug! |
KelliW | On January 4, 2019 | Seeds sown #8, winter sown |
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