| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 8 - 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 - 36 inches |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Multi-Color: white, pale greenish and maroon |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic Alpine Gardening |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Other: See comments for info about toxicity to contact with the plant sap, please |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees Suitable for wintersowing |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees Various insects |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| ricelg | On January 3, 2018 | Maintenance performed Placed seeds on paper towel moistened with distilled water and sealed in Ziploc bag in refrigerator |
| MrsBinWY | On March 25, 2018 | Potted up 7 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 4, 2018 | Seeds germinated 2 |
| MrsBinWY | On January 21, 2018 | Seeds sown 16 seeds from ricelg in milk jug in cold sunroom; moved to room temp ~2-24-18 |
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