Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 18 - 24 inches |
Plant Spread: | 24 - 36 inches |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous Fragrant Other: Gray-green |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Large blue flowers |
Flower Color: | Blue Other: Lavender-blue |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. June to frost. |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Pollution Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 20,845; COPF Goes Dormant |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: 2009 Silver Medal Plantarium |
Parentage: | Blue Spire x Blue Spire |
Child plants: | one child plant |
variegatagal | On March 17, 2024 | Maintenance performed Invaded neighboring beds. Took cuttings |
variegatagal | On May 14, 2023 | Bloomed |
variegatagal | On May 14, 2023 | Potted up Seedling |
variegatagal | On March 8, 2021 | Maintenance performed |
variegatagal | On September 21, 2020 | Transplanted |
variegatagal | On September 12, 2020 | Obtained plant 2x Lowes (i didn't buy this) |
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