Flowers measure 3-4” across, are strikingly colored, and produce all summer, even in poor soils. The petals are a cherry-red to deep maroon. They withstand all kinds of unkind growing conditions, and still reward you like a forgiving puppy with their bright smiling faces. Certain Native American tribes used the flower in the 1800s for medicinal treatments. The Cherokee, for example, used the cheerful-looking flower to ease urinary tract infections and earaches as well as for gynecological issues. Almost constant bloomers.
