| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 12 inches to 18 inches (20-30 cm) |
| Plant Spread: | 12 inches to 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Fragrant Other: Green to gray-green heart shaped leaves appear opposite along the stems. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Blue Pink |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Groundcover Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Tea |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 60*-70*F Days to germinate: 7-21 Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| lovesblooms | On February 11, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On January 28, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
| MrsBinWY | On April 15, 2017 | Potted up 14 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 17, 2017 | Seeds germinated 12 of 16 emerged as of 3-18-17 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 11, 2017 | Seeds sown milk jug, room temp, 16 commercial seeds from Lalambchop1 (from Seedaholic) |
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