Originator/Registrant: | Felix Crousse |
Year of Registration or Introduction: | 1881 |
Cultivar Group (Type): | Lactiflora |
Season of bloom: | Late Midseason (week 5) |
Flower Form: | Full Double |
Flower Color: | Red |
Flower color description: | Brilliant crimson of even tone and silky luster. Its very clear crimson color makes no pretensions to scarlet. |
Needs support: | Yes |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 32 inches (80 cm) |
Fruit: | Dehiscent |
Flowers: | Showy |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
aspenhill | On April 18, 2016 | Obtained plant Lowes - qty 1 |
ShawnSteve | On April 7, 2021 | Transplanted |
dnrevel | On March 20, 2024 | Potted up Potted up one new growing root purchased from Costco yesterday, 2024. Growing in greenhouse. Other Felix Crousse plants was bought last year, but I may have waited too long to plant it. Not this time! Planted right away. |
dnrevel | On May 4, 2023 | Potted up Planted two healthy looking roots in two pots, then will plant in the ground once it has started growing. Large tuber, root purchased with another variety, separately packaged, from Costco in 2023. |
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