| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Plant Height: | 10 to 12 feet |
| Plant Spread: | branching habit |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red Yellow Multi-Color: mostly yellows, some w/ rusty reds |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Dye production Cut Flower |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Ca (Calcium) Mn (Manganese) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Needs specific temperature: 68 to 88° Days to germinate: 7 to 21 Sow in situ Other info: self-seeds |
| Pollinators: | Flies Bees |
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| Oh so cool.... by wcgypsy | Jan 23, 2013 12:26 PM | 2 |
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