| Deadheading recommended: | No |
| Name of Hybridizer: | PanAmerican Seed |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Plant Height: | 16 - 22 Inches |
| Plant Spread: | 30 - 60 inches |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: Doesn't fade in Summer heat |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: Dark red |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Other: To frost |
| Uses: | Groundcover Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: Germinates best at 70-75 deg F Days to germinate: 7-14 days Depth to plant seed: surface sow Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Awards and Recognitions: | AAS (All-America Selection®): 2015 National Other: Fleuroselect Gold Medal |
| lovesblooms | On March 7, 2020 | Seeds sown winter sow |
| lovesblooms | On February 23, 2018 | Seeds sown wintersown |
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