Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 12 - 18 inches |
Plant Spread: | 18 - 24 inches |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Evergreen Fragrant Variegated Other: Wrinkled |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Other: Lavender-blue |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Other: May - June |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
variegatagal | On April 29, 2023 | Transplanted |
variegatagal | On May 2, 2022 | Transplanted 2x HA Bed |
variegatagal | On April 6, 2022 | Obtained plant North Haven Gardens (x2) |
variegatagal | On March 26, 2021 | Cuttings stuck |
variegatagal | On March 24, 2021 | Transplanted |
variegatagal | On March 19, 2021 | Obtained plant Four Seasons Nursery x1 |
variegatagal | On March 9, 2021 | Maintenance performed one specimen, HA bed |
variegatagal | On May 10, 2020 | Obtained plant Pruned top of one |
variegatagal | On April 5, 2020 | Maintenance performed 2 specimens, took cuttings |
variegatagal | On October 22, 2018 | Miscellaneous Event Only 1 survived, 2nd appears to have died. |
variegatagal | On April 19, 2018 | Obtained plant Calloway's Nursery (x2) 423 E Round Grove Rd, Lewisville, TX 75067 |
variegatagal | On March 24, 2018 | Obtained plant Colonial Creek Farm colonialcreekfarm.com (x2) |
variegatagal | On January 1, 2018 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
variegatagal | On February 28, 2017 | Obtained plant North Haven Gardens​ |
variegatagal | On September 5, 2016 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Died earlier this summer. Inside planter, not enough watering. |
variegatagal | On April 2, 2016 | Obtained plant Meador Nursery 2612 Fort Worth Dr Denton, TX 76205 |
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