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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18-24 inches (45-60 cm)
Plant Spread: 15-18 inches (38-45 cm)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Mauve, pink, and purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Pollinators: Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-02
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-04-04
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-01
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-04-30
First blooms in its second year grown from seed.
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-04-30
Some of the plants have paler flowers..
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-03-29
leaves were yellowish to turn medium green when getting older.
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-22
It didn't bloom for me its first year from seed,  probably next y
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-08

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