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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Deep, magenta-pink with erect central yellow petal, veined in red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, gently covering with fine layer of soil.

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Common names
  • Poor Man's Orchid
  • Mariposita Cordillerana (Little Mountain Butterfly)

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Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2014
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-06-16

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2014

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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