Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
Plant Height: | 18 - 24 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 18 inches |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Lavender |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects: special value to native bees |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Gophers/Voles |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: barely cover Suitable for wintersowing Start indoors |
Pollinators: | Birds Bees Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
piksihk | On April 16, 2022 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On March 25, 2020 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On March 21, 2019 | Bloomed Round bed several clumps and lots of seedlings |
piksihk | On April 1, 2017 | Bloomed Round bed/ HW |
piksihk | On May 12, 2016 | Transplanted Seedlings to round bed |
piksihk | On December 5, 2015 | Harvested Seed pods collected |
piksihk | On April 7, 2015 | Bloomed |
lovesblooms | On March 1, 2020 | Seeds sown winter sow |
lovesblooms | On January 15, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
lovesblooms | On April 20, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On January 29, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
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