SEED AVAILABLE:
Sow 7 weeks before last frost
Easy warm germinator 
14-28 days to germinate
15 seeds 
PLANT PROFILE:
Zone:  4-9 Perennial
Height:  30–60cm [1-2ft]
Spread:  60cm [2ft]
Growth:  A basal clump with fibrous reddish roots gradually enlarges
Flower:  From late spring into the fall, prolific and cheery large strawberry-like flowers of carmine pink/coral grow on wiry reddish stems; five petalled ("cinque foil") flowers; sheer stems after first bloom flush to encourage repeat flowering
Foliage:  Coarse, deeply-veined, dark green palmate (five-lobed) leaves form the clump and provide textural contrast to the abundant flowers; plants may die to the crown in deep cold exposure, but also may remain semi-evergreen with a good snow cover
Environment:  This is an easy perennial that will grow in sun or part shade; it tolerates poor soil but must have good drainage
Garden locations:  Nice as a border of a perennial garden, in a rock garden or a patio pot