| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 18 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 to 18 inches |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 2 valved capsule containing numerous seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: Bright red to orange-red bracts surrounding tiny greenish-yellow true flower. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
| piksihk | On September 3, 2016 | Seeds sown |
| piksihk | On November 17, 2015 | Obtained plant wildflowers-seeds |
