Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 18 - 30 inches |
Plant Spread: | 18 - 24 inches |
Leaves: | Fragrant |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Other: Lilac-blue |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
lovesblooms | On March 30, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On February 11, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
MrsBinWY | On May 27, 2018 | Transplanted On 5-27-2018, planted 2 out near Penstemon tenuis. |
MrsBinWY | On March 1, 2018 | Potted up 1 |
MrsBinWY | On February 27, 2018 | Seeds germinated 1 (will pot it up and put the container with the rest of the seeds back in the warmth) |
MrsBinWY | On February 18, 2018 | Seeds sown medium-warm room temp; 25 seeds (all) from luvsgrtdanes |
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