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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Seed is poisonous if ingested Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Red Orange Red-Orange Bright Yellow
Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting: Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing
On Aug 1, 2008, zak1962 from Pittsburgh, PA wrote:
At 6 ft tall in it's second year here in Pittsburgh (Zone 6A), this plant is a 'show stopper'. The tiny 1-1 1/2" flowers only last a day, but there are so plentiful that this plant will give almost a months worth of show. Day two the leaves are closed and form a delightful corkscrew as the seed pods begin to form. (The picture to the right as taken this morning after deadheading almost 100 spent flowers.)
On Dec 16, 2005, hanna1 from Castro Valley, CA (Zone 9a) wrote:
Sword-shaped Iris-like leaves 1'-2' tall, 2" freckled flowers, Blooming August-September. Winter hardy to zone 5. Flowers and blackberry like seeds are beautiful in arangements.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Mobile, Alabama Piedmont, Alabama Vincent, Alabama Castro Valley, California Lompoc, California West Palm Beach, Florida Yulee, Florida Divernon, Illinois Moline, Illinois Plainfield, Illinois Greenville, Indiana Hubbard, Iowa Pikesville, Maryland Wrentham, Massachusetts De Soto, Missouri Bellevue, Nebraska Auburn, New Hampshire Cicero, New York Fuquay Varina, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina (2 reports) Stanley, North Carolina Edmond, Oklahoma Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bluffton, South Carolina Bristol, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Lebanon, Tennessee Austin, Texas Gainesville, Texas Hawkins, Texas Richmond, Texas Blacksburg, Virginia
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