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Spacing: 12-15 in. (30-38 cm) 15-18 in. (38-45 cm) 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
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: Light Shade Partial to Full Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous Blue-Green
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball
Seed Collecting: Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
On Nov 19, 2009, bonehead from Cedarhome, WA (Zone 8b) wrote:
This is a native in my area. When I bring in forest dirt, I always get some volunteers, which I allow to just spread wherever they like. They bloom in May, and when they start to get too congested, I just yank them all out and they always come back. Nice ground cover / filler for me.
On May 4, 2008, Lady_fern from Jeffersonville, IN (Zone 6a) wrote:
These plants colonize a shady area very well. They grow equally well under pine, maple, and walnut trees, spreading about 6" a year. Their flowers keep coming from May-August and are cute in little bouquets. I highly recommend this flower.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Dobie, Anchorage, Alaska Crescent City North, California Loyola, California Sacramento, California Sebastopol, California Lombard, Illinois West Chicago, Illinois Oak Park, Indiana Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Minneapolis, Minnesota Southold, New York Adair Village, Oregon Eugene, Oregon Gold Hill, Oregon Harbeck-fruitdale, Oregon Portland, Oregon (2 reports) Salem, Oregon Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania Atascocita, Texas Genola, Utah Arlington, Washington Chimacum, Washington Lake Goodwin, Washington South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
18 members have or want this plant for trade.
