Plant Min Zone: 3a
Plant Max Zone: 8a
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Water / Rainfall: Low, Average, High, Very High
Soil Quality: Poor, Average, Rich
Bloom Season: Summer
Flower Color: White
Berry / Fruit Color: None
Spring Foliage Color: Green
Summer Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: Green
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: No
Scented Flowers: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Wet-Feet Tolerance: High
Humidity Tolerance: High
Wind Tolerance: Medium
Poor Soil Tolerance: Clay Soils, Rocky Soils, Shallow Soils
Height: 1.5' - 2'
Width: 2' - 4'
Growth Rate: Fast, Extremely Fast
Service Life: Long: 5-10 years
Maintenance Need: High
Spreading Potential: High
Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground Around First Fall Freeze: No Winter Interest.
Plant Grouping Size: Medium Grouping of 5-10, Mass Planting of 10 or more
Best Side of House: East Exposure, North Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: Base of Retaining Wall Locations, Resistant to Rabbits
Ornamental Features: Multiple Seasons of Interest, Exceptional / Colorful Foliage
Special Landscape Uses: Groundcover, Erosion Control
Possible Pest Problems: Deer
Plant Limitations: Aggressive Rhizomes / Runners, May Be Too Invasive for Garden Use
>>>>>For the home garden in rich well irrigated areas, this species can be too aggressive from self-seeding to mix with other plants. Use as a mass planting in poor un-irrigated soils only. However, in a difficult dry-shade garden, it will thrive, flower, and be relatively tame.>>>>>This plant can also be used as a marginal aquatic plant growing in shallow water. It can also grow as a bog plant needing constantly moist soil rich in organic matter. As a rain garden plant, it will thrive is a depressed area in the landscape that collects rain water from a roof during spring and summer periods of rain but then go dormant if the water hole dries out completely.