| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 24 - 36 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 - 18 inches |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Fragrant Other: Gray-green |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Blue Other: Blue-violet |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadheading faded flower spikes ensures more flowering throughout the season |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Days to germinate: 10-30 days Depth to plant seed: Light is required for germination, so just press the seed into the growing medium rather than covering it. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Birds Bees |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| dragonfetti | On April 1, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
| dragonfetti | On March 26, 2015 | Seeds sown CQ container |
| dragonfetti | On March 21, 2015 | Obtained plant Ferry-Morse $1.35 |
| lovesblooms | On February 22, 2017 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) damped off |
| lovesblooms | On February 12, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On February 7, 2017 | Seeds sown indoors |
| NikkiGerena | On June 16, 2017 | Plant emerged |
| NikkiGerena | On June 11, 2017 | Seeds sown |
| paleohunter | On April 15, 2023 | Transplanted |
| paleohunter | On April 2, 2022 | Transplanted |
| paleohunter | On April 24, 2021 | Seeds sown |
| paleohunter | On April 24, 2021 | Obtained plant |
| AtaMaj | On July 13, 2022 | Obtained plant obtained 3 plants, planted close toogether (too close) mulch for winter |
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