| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 60-90 cm |
| Plant Spread: | 50-60 cm |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Uses: | Groundcover Cut Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: 8 weeks if you sow indoors Needs specific temperature: Keep temperatures indoors under 15°C Days to germinate: Germination can be irregular, up to several months Depth to plant seed: 0.5 cm Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Self-seeding |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division Other: Take semi-ripe cuttings during the late summer when growth has slowed and plant stems have become firmer. |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
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