General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 5 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Semi-evergreen
Other: Dusty, blue-gray turning shades of bright yellow and reddish-purple in fall.
Fruit: Other: Small, 5-valved capsules
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Dusty Zenobia

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Location: Longwood Gardens PA
Date: 2023-06

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