Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 30 - 36 inches |
Plant Spread: | 30 - 36 inches |
Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Fragrant Other: Gray-green leaves with silvery stems. |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Stronger stems than most varieties with an upright vase-shaped habit. |
Flower Color: | Blue Other: Lavender blue |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 27,526 |
Parentage: | Little Spire x unknown |
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