Plant Habit: | Shrub Vine |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 15 to 25 feet |
Plant Spread: | 4 to 8 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Lavender |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Other: 1-2 reblooms in summer |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: Pods and seeds are poisonous |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
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