| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 18 - 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 - 18 inches |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Fragrant Other: Silvery gray green, finely textured foliage. Licorice and mint scent. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Orange Other: Reddish-orange, Salmon-orange, Deep orange, Coral-orange, Apricot orange |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. To frost. |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 70F Days to germinate: 14-21 Depth to plant seed: Surface sow. Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Good self-seeder |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| MrsBinWY | On May 31, 2018 | Transplanted On 5-31-2018, planted 9 in the northwest front garden. |
| MrsBinWY | On February 27, 2018 | Seeds germinated 4 |
| MrsBinWY | On February 18, 2018 | Seeds sown room temp; 19 seeds (all) from Bluespiral |
| KelliW | On January 27, 2019 | Seeds sown #22, winter sown, seeds from luvsgrtdanes |
| Flowerlover6 | On October 19, 2022 | Seeds sown |
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