Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | 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: | 12 - 18 inches |
Plant Spread: | 6 - 12 inches |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Blue |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
aspenhill | On April 15, 2013 | Obtained plant North Creek - qty 32 |
Meredith79 | On May 12, 2016 | Bloomed I was surprised to see a little piece of this in bloom. I thought they were goners. They don'y do well for me due to my soil drying out so quickly. |
NikkiGerena | On May 7, 2017 | Bloomed |
NikkiGerena | On April 23, 2017 | Plant emerged |
jhugart | On May 22, 2020 | Transplanted Put into the ground in the East bed with plants from Mother Earth Gardens. One group is behind the water barrel; the other is against the wall behind taller flowers. |
jhugart | On May 22, 2020 | Obtained plant Acquired three large plants from Plant Place at the Cub Foods parking lot in Roseville, MN. |
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