Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 18-24 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12-16 inches |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Flies Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
piksihk | On March 8, 2019 | Seeds sown HW |
piksihk | On January 9, 2019 | Seeds sown WG front beds |
piksihk | On March 16, 2017 | Seeds sown 2009 seeds |
KelliW | On March 8, 2019 | Seeds sown #49, winter sown |
dnrevel | On March 25, 2024 | Seeds sown At Johnson Project Grow, by the North fence, wildflower area |
dnrevel | On August 1, 2023 | Harvested Collected seed |
dnrevel | On May 15, 2023 | Bloomed Perennial plant in front yard garden in full bloom. |
dnrevel | On January 14, 2023 | Seeds sown Winter Sown. Requires Light, Stratification. Seed from DnD seed swap #9. |
dnrevel | On April 11, 2022 | Seeds germinated Growing in paper pots. In May, still very small plants. |
dnrevel | On April 11, 2022 | Transplanted Neglected this plant, but transplanted it into a larger pot and then into the new front gardens. In 2022, in April, it started growing well again as a two year old plant. In May it is doing very well. Hoping to get more seed grown starts growing by June. |
dnrevel | On February 26, 2022 | Seeds sown In paper pots, lasagna pan tray, Winter Sown |
dnrevel | On March 27, 2021 | Seeds sown W / Spring sowed in a pot, will place in cold frame in a few days. |