‘Firefly Red Pop’ = bright cherry red flowers have small yellow eyes. Silvery green foliage.
Good garden height without flopping.
Aromatic and therefore deer and rabbit resistant. Pollinator friendly perennial for sunny garden.
It’s good to divide form time to time (after 3-4 years) to renew the vigor.
Blooming Time: early summer to late summer (early June to August), can be cut back to support bloomingSize: 22-24″ tall x 24-28” wide
USDA Zones: 3-8Culture: full sun, half sun, average to well drained soils. Grows well in sandy, well draining and drier clay, gravelly, neutral to slightly acidic or shallow rocky soils. Too rich and moist soil (or combination of both) can lead to flopping or sprawlingMoisture Needs: dry, medium-dry, medium. Drought tolerant.Origin: Walter’s Gardens Introduction, part of Firefly series, Proven Winner plant patented under PP36061 CPBRAF. Propagation is prohibited.
Black walnut tolerant: yesDeer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yesAttracts Butterflies or Pollinators: attracts various bees and butterfliesAttracts Hummingbirds: noPot Size: Proven Winner Quart Pot (round 4.25″ x 5′ deep pot)
Plant combinations: Flower beds in sun, cottage gardens deer resistant plantings, naturalistic gardens, cut flower gardens. Good with Agastache, Amsonia, summer blooming Allium, Asclepias tuberosa, Aster, Baptisia, Calamintha, Coreopsis, Eryngium, Gaura, Knautia, Liatris, Monarda bradburiana, Monarda, Nepeta, Oenothera, Penstemons, Platycodon (taller ones), Rudbeckia, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, tall Sedum, Solidago, Stachys, Vernonia lettermannii, Veronica spicata and Veronica incana, Yucca, and grasses like Bouteloa, Muhlenbergia, Sporobolus, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum or Panicum.
It’s recommended to divide the plant from time to time to encourage the vigor.
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