Sun Needs:
- Full sun (light afternoon shade appreciated in hotter climates)
Bloom Time:
- Late spring to early summer
- May bloom intermittently into early fall in cooler climates
Size:
Height: 12 to 24 inches tall
Width: 8 to 12 inches wide
Attributes:
- Papery, fragrant flowers in soft, glowing colors
- Great for cut flower arrangements
- Cool-season performer—best bloom in spring and early summer
- Will self-sow in ideal conditions
- Pollinator friendly, attracting bees and butterflies
- Low, tidy foliage ideal for front-of-border planting
- Prefers well-drained soil; dislikes soggy or overly rich soils
- Often treated as an annual or short-lived perennial
- Tolerant of light frost
Companion:
- Columbine (Aquilegia)
- Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis)
- Viola and Pansies
- Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina) – soft texture pairing
- Salvia
- Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus)
- Coreopsis
- Sweet Alyssum
- Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) – similar seasonal bloom period
- Dusty Miller – great foliage contrast
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