General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 6 to 11 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Scalloped
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

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Common names
  • Dragon's Head
  • Dragonhead

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Location: My rock garden in St Louis
Date: 2020-07-11
Location: My rock garden in St Louis
Date: 2020-07-11
Broad-leafed rugose foliage, unusual for dracocephalum

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-08-05
Location: Akureyri Botanical Gardens
credit: Hedwig Storch
Comments:
  • Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Jan 28, 2022 9:11 AM concerning plant:
    Dracocephalum grandiflorum

    The epithet "grandiflorum" refers to the flowers being "grand" or "magnificent".

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