Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 4 - 6 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 24 inches |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Mauve Purple |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Groundcover Salad greens Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Propagation: Other methods: | Layering Division Stolons and runners Offsets Other: roots develop when branched stems touch the ground; difficult to eradicate |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
WebTucker | On March 18, 2022 | Bloomed |
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