| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 5-40 inches |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Other: Compound gray-green to blue-green leaves with cleft leaflets |
| Fruit: | Other: Pod containing many seeds without elaiosomes, dark brown when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Pink or rarely white with yellow tips |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Needs 1 month cold moist treatment. Needs specific temperature: Germination may be enhanced by heat, as from a forest fire. Sow in situ Other info: Some sources say it needs no stratification. Seeds last a long time in soil. Roots are brittle; transplant with care. |
| Pollinators: | Self Other: Ants Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| chelle | On October 13, 2014 | Transplanted Moved 2014 w/s seedling into rock garden, NNW lower tier. |
| MrsBinWY | On March 11, 2017 | Seeds sown coffee filter in baggie in fridge for 30 days, little bit of H2O2, 16 seeds from molanic; jugged 4-15-17 (only 15) - Forgot to record when they germinated (seems it was good germination & quite soon) and that I planted them out. |
