| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 8" to 10" |
| Plant Spread: | 12 inches |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Evergreen |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front Alpine Gardening |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Squirrels Tolerates dry shade Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Hybrids will not come true from seed. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Division should be done in late summer. Lift the plant and cut into separate plants with a sharp knife, making sure that each piece has healthy roots. Plant and water in. |
| Pollinators: | Beetles Moths and Butterflies Flies Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| MrsBinWY | On March 17, 2018 | Seeds sown soaked overnight (not sure it did anything), scattered all seeds from bluespiral (from janinilulu's 2014 garden) in milk jug, put at warm room temp |
