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Hardiness: 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) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Gold (Yellow-Orange)
Bloom Time: Mid Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On Feb 10, 2006, sltxgardener from Sugar Land, TX wrote:
This plant is the larval host plant for the monarch butterfly and is so popular with the hungry, little critters that you'll want to plant it behind another plant that doesn't get eaten down to the bare stems. Keep it accessible, though, because you'll love watching the beautiful monarch caterpillars munching away. When one "litter" disappears, look around your garden for the glittering green chrysalises. Our palms were a very popular spot with successive generations last summer and fall. What a joy to share our garden with such beautiful creatures!
On Aug 24, 2005, achoogardner from Red Oak, NC (Zone 7b) wrote:
I bought a packet of these because they were good for the butterflies. They have grown well and are great plants but somehow I felt I should have seen more butterflies than what I have. I still like them anyway and will grow them again next year.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Mobile, Alabama Calistoga, California Concord, California Elk Grove, California Long Beach, California San Leandro, California Delray Beach, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Hollywood, Florida Largo, Florida Itasca, Illinois Hebron, Kentucky West Monroe, Louisiana Bellaire, Michigan Red Oak, North Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Conway, South Carolina North Augusta, South Carolina Alice, Texas Bulverde, Texas College Station, Texas Conroe, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Los Fresnos, Texas New Braunfels, Texas Princeton, Texas Victoria, Texas Willis, Texas
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