Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 10 -15 cm |
Plant Spread: | 30-40 cm |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Red |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Suitable Locations: | Alpine Gardening |
Uses: | Groundcover |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds: Seeds germinate a few days after scarification; no other pretreatment required. Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
chelle | On May 12, 2015 | Bloomed |
chelle | On September 10, 2014 | Transplanted Mum hugel bed W of hydrangea and midway across, near top stepping logs. |
chelle | From May 1, 2014 to July 1, 2014 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) First transplants perished in swale garden hugel bed. Leaves yellowed, and plants disappeared. Second batch of several seedlings lived all summer long in a single 4" starter pot, so I'd imagine the first batch rotted in too-moist soil. |