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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Fruit: Other: Tiny single-seeded utricle
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: 1 to3 foot long racemes of clusters of small coral-pink blooms
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 65ºF - 75ºF
Days to germinate: 7 to 14 days
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow at depth of approximately 1/16 inch, covering with thin layer of soil
Other info: Direct sow after danger of last frost
Pollinators: Self
Wind
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Love Lies Bleeding

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 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Select Seeds.
  • Uploaded by Joy
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antsinmypants On April 22, 2021 Plant emerged
antsinmypants On April 16, 2021 Seeds sown
In unheated greenhouse.
Plug flat one row 3.
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