Recomended: Produces a riot of multicolored blooms fro six to eight weeks in summer, from late June to early August. Yellow petals, lavishly splashed with orange red, form wildly patterned stiff skirts around deep brown, mounded center cones. The "tie-dyed" flowers are 1 1/2 inch to 2 inches in diameter. Forms upright clumps with sturdy stems that sway gracefully in summer breezes.

Height: 36" to 40" Width: 30", spreads to 25" in 2 years. Sun: Full sun. Soil Moisture: Well-drained soil Hardiness: USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 10. Culture: A massed planting will form tight shrubby bushes of impressive size in two years. Prefect for the back of the border, or to anchor the center of a perennial island bed. Good resistance to most insects and diseases. While it is happiest with frequent waterings, it does not require high fertility levels.