Cultivar Group: | Salver (S) |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 3 - 4 feet |
Plant Spread: | 2 - 3 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Deciduous Other: Upright |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Other: Dark violet-blue |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
tabbycat | On May 25, 2022 | Bloomed Bloom stem formed on 1 of group of about 5 in a long pot on patio. |
tabbycat | On November 1, 2021 | Obtained plant These were from 1 clump & a pretty med. blue/purple. There is 1 plant from a different clump hopefully different. No bloom this year. |
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