Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 6 feet to 12 feet |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Over 12" |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Uses: | Dye production Cut Flower |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Ca (Calcium) Mn (Manganese) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Flies Bees |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
paleohunter | On May 20, 2022 | Transplanted |
paleohunter | On May 1, 2022 | Seeds germinated |
paleohunter | On April 24, 2022 | Seeds sown |
paleohunter | On April 6, 2021 | Seeds sown |
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