| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 7 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 5 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | Other: Pale Violet |
| Bloom Size: | 6"-12" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: Swallowtail Gardens states: 70 to 80 degrees with erratic germination over a period of 1-5 weeks Sow in situ |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
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