Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Plant Height: | 10 inches |
Plant Spread: | 10 inches |
Leaves: | Evergreen |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Edible Parts: | Leaves Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees |
MrsBinWY | On July 9, 2021 | Potted up 2 rather weak and sickly plants. Put them in the house in case the summer heat isn't to their liking. |
MrsBinWY | On April 18, 2021 | Potted up potted up the 1 that appeared on 4-9-21 & put the container outside for a bit of a chill |
MrsBinWY | On April 9, 2021 | Seeds germinated 1 |
MrsBinWY | On March 13, 2021 | Seeds sown 16 seeds from Joyce (from Select Seeds for 2021) in milk jug - try couple weeks at room temp first (based on 2017 experience) & move to cold if necessary |
MrsBinWY | On June 10, 2017 | Potted up 5 |
MrsBinWY | On March 18, 2017 | Seeds germinated seeds were germinating on the coffee filter; put in milk jug 3-24, ~1/2 already germinated, broke one when putting it in potting mix |
MrsBinWY | On March 10, 2017 | Seeds sown per TC: 2-4 weeks at 64-71 degrees, 4-6 weeks at 24-39 degrees, germinate at 41-53 degrees, coffee filter in baggie, H2O2, 16 seeds from molanic |
dnrevel | On May 19, 2022 | Transplanted Planted 3 near white Dogwood tree. Shade garden. |
dnrevel | On May 13, 2022 | Obtained plant Bought from local vendor, Coleman's. Purchased 6. |
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