The masses of flowers are quite showy with bright yellow ray petals surrounding a maroon button of disk flowers. Place the plants toward the back of formal beds to show off the flowers. Don't worry about sneezing fits unless you are handling dried flowers or plant parts, which we tend to do when we are processing the seed. Breathing in the dusty bits that become airborn during seed cleaning will induce prolonged sneezing, but the plants in your flower bed won't cause any problems.

 

Uses: Rain gardens, bees, butterflies

Bloom time: June - August

 

Height: 20 to 36 inches

Space: 16 to 20 inches

 

Sun: Full sun to light shade

Moisture: Average to moist

 

Seed: Will benefit from some cold, moist stratification. Sow outdoors November through February or stratify 2 to 6 weeks.