Exotic cup-shaped blooms on plants with strongly cut blue-green foliage.
'Royal Wedding' 2-3 feet tall, white flowers
'Royal Chocolate Distinction' 2-3 feet tall, chocolate maroon flowers
'Prince of Orange' 2-3 feet tall, orange flowers
'Brilliant' 2-3 feet tall, red flowers
'Beauty of Livermore' 3-4 feet tall, red flowers
2 - 7
May - June
Environmental Damage
Insect Damage
Additional pests and problems that may affect this plant:
Downy mildew, aphids, slugs
Need very well-drained soil especially over the winter. After flowering, plants will die to the ground and go dormant. Remove foliage and allow new leaves that return to remain over the winter. Lightly mulch new plantings for the first winter. Transplanting difficult; die to the fleshy tap root.
