Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Evergreen Fragrant Variegated Other: Glossy and quilted leaves are mostly dark green the first year. The second year, the old leaves and new growth show a golden yellow and green variegation and becoming mostly golden yellow. |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue Other: Pale blue |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Parentage: | Sport of: Calamity Jane |
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