Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7a |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Late winter and early spring Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Size: | 5"-6" |
Flower Time: | Summer Year Round |
Underground structures: | Corm |
Uses: | Shade Tree Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice Fermented |
Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Hoverflies Bats |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Carnivorous |
Conservation status: | Vulnerable (VU) |