| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 6-8 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4-6 feet |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Bi-Color: outer petals are a bluish color while the throat is yellowish |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Guardian plant Flowering Tree Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP22,109 (2011) |
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