| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
| Plant Height: | 70-90 cm |
| Plant Spread: | 40 cm |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender |
| Bloom Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: Sow at 18-22 C° for 4 weeks, move to minimum -4 C° for 6 weeks, move to 5-12 C°. for germination Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin Sow in situ Can handle transplanting Other info: Seeds are short viable, best to sow direct after ripening |
| Conservation status: | Near Threatened (NT)
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| ShawnSteve | On June 25, 2021 | Seeds sown May be seeds, of cultivar, 'Blue Lace'. Leaving at room temperature, for now. If no germination within ten days, will begin using cold stratification, treatment method. |
| ShawnSteve | On May 19, 2021 | Bloomed Turning out to be a nice shade of blue. May cross pollinate with other, having more "collars" of bract. (Surprised at loss of only one, as February was very rainy, with record precipitation amount, in top ten. |
| ShawnSteve | On February 24, 2021 | Obtained plant Five bare roots arrived. Will wait until after rain forecast, to plant roots. |
| ShawnSteve | On December 6, 2020 | Entered Dormancy Only two seedlings survived. (packet, was 15 seeds, from Diane's Flower Seed- possibly 'Blue Star'. |
