| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 18 to 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 18 to 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Fragrant |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Wide range of pastel shades including white, light pink, salmon pink, red and yellow. |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Erosion control Groundcover Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer P (Phosphorus) K (Potassium) Fe (Iron) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Underground rhizomes |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| Awards and Recognitions: | AAS (All-America Selection®): 1990 National |
| NikkiGerena | On June 25, 2017 | Plant emerged |
| NikkiGerena | On June 20, 2017 | Seeds sown |
| NikkiGerena | On June 1, 2017 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| NikkiGerena | On April 30, 2017 | Transplanted |
| NikkiGerena | On April 28, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
| NikkiGerena | On April 25, 2017 | Seeds sown |
| MrsBinWY | On December 2, 2017 | Seeds sown Experiment: Eight (8) 2.25" pots in garden hoop, seeds from 2014G. All went to 5-12-18 Plant Sale as starter plants. |
| carlysuko | On March 19, 2022 | Seeds sown |
| dnrevel | On February 21, 2023 | Seeds sown Sown in CSS Project Grow garden, east inside border, pelleted seed, by Hollyhocks. Ferry Morse seed. |
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