Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic 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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 12 - 36 inches |
Plant Spread: | 6 - 12 inches |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Purple |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Groundcover Water gardens Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Two months cold moist treatment Depth to plant seed: Seed is small. Sow on soil surface. Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting Other info: This plant self seeds. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Division |
Pollinators: | Beetles Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
piksihk | On November 1, 2014 | Bloomed |
Catmint20906 | On June 13, 2015 | Obtained plant |
MrsBinWY | On September 22, 2018 | Transplanted On 9-22-2018, planted 7 by 'St. Theresa' grape & 3 by 'Goldflame' honeysuckle in front side yard. |
MrsBinWY | On June 24, 2018 | Potted up 10 pots |
MrsBinWY | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown WS in milk jug; lots of seeds from docmom |
MrsBinWY | On January 2, 2016 | Seeds sown WS 16 seeds from docmom; seeds germinated well; seedlings were potted up; I failed to water them after I planted them out. Try again. |
aspenhill | On May 4, 2020 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 2 |
aspenhill | On August 27, 2019 | Obtained plant Meadows Farms - qty 5 |
dnrevel | On November 8, 2021 | Bloomed Bloomed and blooming into November. Vigorous plant. May need pinching back for fuller plant and less need for staking. |
dnrevel | On April 5, 2021 | Seeds germinated Sprouted in WS container. |
dnrevel | On January 4, 2021 | Seeds sown Winter Sowed to stratify seeds: Two months cold moist treatment Depth to plant seed: Seed is small. Sow on soil surface. Suitable for winter sowing |
WebTucker | On October 25, 2021 | Bloomed |
MySecretIslandGarden | On February 22, 2023 | Bloomed As it is a native perennial wildflower here in Florida, I'm never sure where it will turn up in my garden, but it does every year. |