Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 12-24 inches |
Plant Spread: | 9-18 inches |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Other: Silvery-green, lance-shaped leaves (to 7” long) |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: White and purple Other: Pure white petals radiating from contrasting deep blue-purple centers |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division Stolons and runners Other: Plants need to be divided every 2-3 years. |
Pollinators: | Self Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
aspenhill | On May 18, 2012 | Obtained plant Lowes - qty 1; TFB |
aspenhill | On May 11, 2012 | Obtained plant Berkley Springs Plant Sale - qty 1; X-HSG Area 2 |
eclayne | On May 23, 2015 | Bloomed |
chelle | On May 15, 2015 | Bloomed |
chelle | On November 5, 2014 | Transplanted Rock garden area, S side of N stepping stones, front. |
ColoradoNan | On April 20, 2015 | Bloomed After two years, it's full and blooming heavily. Bright spot in the spring garden. |