Description
Iconic spring flowers, an easy and attractive plant for formal or natural gardens that attracts bumblebees and hummingbirds when nectar is otherwise scarce. The feathery foliage may have a bluish cast; it serves as larval host to the Duskywing butterfly.
Soil Type: Loam/Sand
Soil Conditions: Average-Dry
Flower Color: Red/Yellow
Flower Time: April-June
Height: 2'
Light: Tolerates All
Features: Pollinators, Larval Host, Birds
Credits: Info courtesy of IllinoisWildflowers.Info; Photo courtesy of Clarence A. Rechenthin, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database