Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Plant Height: | 12 - 18 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 16 inches |
Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant Malodorous Other: Herbaceous, Aromatic |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Multi-Color: Pink, purple, and yellow |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Other: Blooms repeatedly. Planting to hard frost |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Other: Patented |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Suitable for hanging baskets Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP: 18653 |
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