| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 12 feet |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 3 to 4 inch purple pods |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
