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ten petal mentzelia
Mentzelia decapetala
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Nuttallia decapetala
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 1.5 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial, Biennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Clay, Nutrient Poor, Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Night blooming plant and it is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Can't withstand rich or wet soils.