Perennial: Deer, rabbit, heat & drought tolerant. The Gusto Series have extra large flowers, are easy to grow, have a mounded, uniform habit, and the new blooms cover the old ones (it "buries its dead"). Good bedding, border and container plant. Nice cut flower. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: red with hints of peachy orange and yellow. Height: 14-16 inches. Width: 16-18 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-9. PPAF