| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6a |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender: tViloe Other |
| Bloom Size: | 5"-6" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Summer Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Uses: | Suitable for forage |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant Pollution Flood Resistant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Layering |
| Pollinators: | Wasps Midges Bats |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| Ploidy: | Octoploid |
