Mature Plant Size: | Height 18 - 24 inches |
US Vendors: | Several |
Comments: | It is noted for its large, hairy, triangularly-lobed (7-9 lobes), sharply-toothed, green leaves (to 5" across) that have a velvety texture, its hairy, rusty-brown flowering stems and leaf stalks and its late summer flowering |
Water Requirements: | Average Moist Does Not Like Wet Feet |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 2 to 3 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3 to 4 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Semi-evergreen |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Groundcover |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Tolerates dry shade Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf Division |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
lovesblooms | On March 13, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On March 4, 2015 | Seeds sown indoors |
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