Best grown as an annual, this tender perennial blooms until frost with very showy orange and gold umbels…a must for the Monarch butterfly’s survival.
Host plant for Monarch butterflies
Nectar to Swallowtails, Fritillary, Viceroy
Location/habitat: Easy to grow in full sun, average soil. Deer resistant, red and yellow blooms
Allow to go nearly dry between watering, Fertilize twice a week with peters 20:20:20. Cut back early for dense plants, more flowers
Height: 24-30”
Companions with nectar plants: BUDDLEIA,PURPLE CONEFLOWER, MEXICAN SUNFLOWER,ZINNIA,FRENCH MARIGOLD,BLACK-EYED SUSAN,SNAPDRAGONS,HYSSOP |