General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Plant Spread: 24-36 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Other: Secretes an oil that can be lit on fire
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Eating Methods: Tea
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Other: There have been reports that handling this plant can cause a skin reaction in some individuals
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Needs 2 months cold moist treatment.
Suitable for wintersowing
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees

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Common names
  • Gas Plant
  • Dittany
  • Burning Bush
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dictamnus albus
  • Synonym: Dictamnus fraxinellus
  • Synonym: Dictamnus albus var. purpureus

Photo Gallery
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2022-06-26
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.  
Date: 2005-06-11
1:42 pm. An early June bloomer.
Location: PP Kavky CZ
Date: 2006-06-11
Pavel Danek
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2017-06-12
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2016-06-15

Courtesy Outsidepride
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Location: Fireplace garden, left side.
Date: 2012-0523
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2015-06-23
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2016-08-13
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Location: Fireplace garden, left side.
Date: 2012-0523
Covered with bird mesh to keep the deer from the plant.
Location: Fireplace garden, left side.
Date: 2012-0519
Location: Mason, New Hampshire (zone 5b)

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2015-06-21
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2015-06-05
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2015-06-05

Date: 2009-05-29

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Date: 2014-04-30
Credit Stefan.lefnaer

photo credit: Alfred Osterloh
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON, Canada
Date: 2014-06-05
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2014-06-26

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 10, 2020 1:10 PM concerning plant:
    Set gas plant in the middle of a perennial border, where its shrubby form and dark leaves form a good backdrop for shorter plants. White gas plants are attractive in a monochromatic border.
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