Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 12 inches to 18 inches (20-30 cm) |
Plant Spread: | 12 inches to 24 inches |
Leaves: | Fragrant Other: Green to gray-green heart shaped leaves appear opposite along the stems. |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Blue Pink |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Groundcover Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Leaves |
Eating Methods: | Tea |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 60*-70*F Days to germinate: 7-21 Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Needs excellent drainage in pots |
lovesblooms | On February 11, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On January 28, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
MrsBinWY | On April 15, 2017 | Potted up 14 |
MrsBinWY | On March 17, 2017 | Seeds germinated 12 of 16 emerged as of 3-18-17 |
MrsBinWY | On March 11, 2017 | Seeds sown milk jug, room temp, 16 commercial seeds from Lalambchop1 (from Seedaholic) |
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