General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Other: Grayish-green
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Whitish with some lavender
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-06-30
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-12-08 
Germinated in 2 weeks @ room temp with no pretreatment.
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-09-15

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