Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 24-36 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12-15 inches |
Leaves: | Fragrant |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue Purple |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ Start indoors |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
lovesblooms | On January 25, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
klc210 | On November 12, 2022 | Maintenance performed Using Harris's Neem Concentrate sprayed entire plant & ground around the plant. This was to get the Neem into the soil & hopefully into the roots. |
klc210 | On October 30, 2022 | Transplanted Moved from next to hydrangea to far left corn. hydrangea was shading half of plant. That half of plant was dead but other side was doing fine. |
klc210 | On June 22, 2010 | Transplanted Planted in backyard along back of fence inside bordered yard. Planted next to Hydrangea. |
klc210 | On June 12, 2010 | Obtained plant |
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