Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 12 to 20 inches |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Purple Other: silvery-amethyst |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower |
Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) Ca (Calcium) Na (Sodium) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 18-365 Depth to plant seed: 20 mm Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Requires stratification. If started indoors harden off for 10-15 days before planting out. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs |
Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
Catmint20906 | On May 1, 2016 | Bloomed |
Catmint20906 | On May 9, 2015 | Bloomed |
Yorkshirelass | On July 1, 2007 | Miscellaneous Event Moved house , not transplanted into new garden |
mscuser73 | On September 16, 2017 | Obtained plant OBI Budaörs, 3 db hagyma |
Frillylily | On February 1, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event I brought these in and let them finish drying, the ones in my photo now are several years old, still holding up, I dust them using a paint brush. I think these would look nice spritzed w glitter spray. |
antsinmypants | On May 25, 2022 | Bloomed Started blooming. |
antsinmypants | On May 22, 2021 | Transplanted Into Sun Garden Two |
antsinmypants | On May 15, 2021 | Obtained plant Chicagoland annual plant swap 2021 - Mone |
MrsBinWY | On November 3, 2018 | Transplanted On 11-3-2018, planted 5 from Home Depot by the side yard steps. |