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Hardiness: 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)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Deciduous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Flowers are fragrant 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: From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On Mar 16, 2008, mbhoakct76 from Winsted, CT wrote:
easy to grow and very quick growing. give it room and expect a big bush!! butterflies really do love em to!!
i discovered they are easy to grow from cuttings and seed, and will even bloom quite a bit the first year.
This is a wonderful bush, purchased 2 in early summer about 12" high in small pots, by the end of summer they were 4-5' high with a 4' spread and flowering profusely. I dead head and have blooms until frost in my zone 4/5 garden. I have not had any problem with self sowing / plant becoming invasive, and reasonable luck with cuttings. It is simply an easy care, low maintenance, bright addition to the perennial beds.
On Jun 7, 2005, CMoxon from Urbandale, IA (Zone 5a) wrote:
I grew this variety in zone 5a, Iowa, in 2004. It was very vigorous and flowered well. It did need staking even in that first year due to the height. It overwintered fine and is once again growing vigorously this spring. The only thing is, I never saw a butterfly on it!
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Cornville, Arizona Elk Grove, California Hesperia, California Sacramento, California San Jose, California Winsted, Connecticut Brooksville, Florida Dacula, Georgia Mackinaw, Illinois Greenville, Indiana Urbandale, Iowa Shawnee Mission, Kansas Hebron, Kentucky Wilson, North Carolina Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania North Augusta, South Carolina Knoxville, Tennessee Fort Worth, Texas Katy, Texas Richmond, Texas Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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