Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 20 to 40 inches (50-100 cm) |
Plant Spread: | 16 to 28 inches (40-70 cm) |
Leaves: | Fragrant Other: can irritate skin |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: edible, used in ice cubes |
Flower Color: | Blue Pink White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Flowers |
Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) Si (Silicon) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide darkness Depth to plant seed: max. 1 cm Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
piksihk | On May 1, 2020 | Seeds germinated seedlings |
piksihk | On March 19, 2020 | Seeds sown HW butterfly bed |
piksihk | On May 15, 2017 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On March 1, 2017 | Plant emerged several seedlings/self-sowed |
piksihk | On June 6, 2016 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) two got root rot - too much rain!!! |
piksihk | On April 18, 2016 | Bloomed Westgate one is blooming |
piksihk | On March 26, 2016 | Transplanted 2 plants HW; 1 at WG |
piksihk | On March 12, 2016 | Obtained plant 3 plants- |
piksihk | On November 7, 2015 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
piksihk | On April 15, 2015 | Seeds sown wet towel & baggie |
piksihk | On February 1, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
piksihk | On January 17, 2015 | Seeds sown |
piksihk | On January 7, 2015 | Obtained plant |
Catmint20906 | On June 20, 2015 | Bloomed |
Catmint20906 | On May 31, 2015 | Seeds sown |
vbprog | On April 19, 2015 | Transplanted To a bigger pot. |
vbprog | On April 9, 2015 | Plant emerged |
vbprog | On April 2, 2015 | Seeds sown |
lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
lovesblooms | On March 18, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On March 7, 2016 | Seeds sown winter sown |
lovesblooms | On January 29, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
flaflwrgrl | On April 15, 2015 | Seeds germinated At least the ones down by the gate germinated. Haven't looked at the others today. |
flaflwrgrl | On March 27, 2015 | Seeds sown Direct sown. |
flaflwrgrl | On March 27, 2015 | Seeds sown Direct sown. |
thomas | From February 20, 2017 to March 31, 2017 | Bloomed |
thomas | On March 19, 2016 | Transplanted |
thomas | From February 15, 2016 to February 19, 2016 | Seeds germinated container seeds sprouted first |
thomas | From February 6, 2016 to February 7, 2016 | Seeds sown Both in containers and in the ground. |
LizDTM | On September 25, 2017 | Seeds sown |
AtaMaj | On April 7, 2020 | Seeds sown directly to the ground in each meadow section |
AtaMaj | On March 12, 2020 | Seeds sown w szklarni |
dnrevel | On May 29, 2021 | Transplanted Planted 2nd group of seedlings at Project Grow, cutting garden. |
dnrevel | On May 9, 2021 | Transplanted Planted at Project Grow, cutting garden. |
dnrevel | On April 2, 2021 | Plant emerged Sprouted in cold frame, DT window box and in individual pots |
dnrevel | On March 24, 2021 | Obtained plant Planted seeds in DT window boxes and pots. Seed from Livingston (Ace Barnes Hardware) 2021. |
dnrevel | On October 19, 2020 | Obtained plant Saved from being plowed under, from community garden. Planting in backyard for the winter |
antsinmypants | On May 24, 2021 | Transplanted One into Garden two |
antsinmypants | On May 20, 2021 | Transplanted One into garden one |
antsinmypants | On May 15, 2021 | Obtained plant 2021 Chicagoland Annual Plant Swap |
MrsBinWY | On June 27, 2020 | Transplanted 1 near Shasta Daisies; 1 in annual bed; 1 in waterline north bed -- none appear to have made offspring for 2021 |
pinetastic | On June 8, 2024 | Bloomed Bloomed from self sown seeds. |
pinetastic | On July 3, 2023 | Bloomed |
pinetastic | On June 3, 2023 | Seeds sown |
WebTucker | On May 17, 2024 | Bloomed |
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