Dictamnus albus
Perennial

USDA Zones: 3 - 8
Light: sun - partial shade
Height:  2 to 3 feet
Width:  1 to 2 feet
Flower Colors: shades of blue, pink, and white
Bloom Time: summer - fall
Special Features:
Beds/Borders
Cutting
Flowers
Fragrant
Good for Drying
Showy Flowers

Blooming every year with no special care, gas plant is an old-fashioned favorite that produces plants 3 foot tall and wide. Gas plant gets its common name because on a hot, still evening you can hold a lighted match near an open bloom and it will produce a small burst of flame. Plant gas plant in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil enriched with organic matter. Gas plant emits a pleasant lemon-oil scent from both its flowers and glossy, leathery leaves. It is slow to establish and bloom but gets better every year. Gas plant produces elegant spires of white, pink, or mauve-purple flowers with numerous long, decorative stamens.

Notable Varieties
Dictamnus albus bears white flowers.
'Purpureus' has purplish-pink blooms.
'Rubrus' flowers are purplish red.

Care
Gas plant needs rich, well-drained soil; if soil is too wet, its roots may rot. Do not disturb roots. Trim plant back after bloom.

Planting
Plant established plants in full sun, spacing 36 inches apart. Gas plant does not divide or transplant well. Sow seeds for germination the following spring or summer.