General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 18 - 30 inches
Leaves: Other: Gray-green
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 65ºF - 75ºF
Days to germinate: 7 to 21 days
Depth to plant seed: Sow shallowly at a depth of approximately 1/4 inch
Other info: Direct sow after last frost

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Common names
  • Honeywort
  • Blue Shrimp Plant
  • Blue Wax Flower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cerinthe major subsp. purpurascens
  • Synonym: Cerinthe major var. purpurascens

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Location: Twisp
Date: July
From seed
Uploaded by DianeSeeds

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