Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
Plant Height: | 4 to 6 feet |
Plant Spread: | 1-2 feet |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: purple/lavender and white Other: Showy purple calyces |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower |
Edible Parts: | Leaves Seeds or Nuts Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Tea |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Suitable for wintersowing |
lovesblooms | On May 29, 2015 | Bloomed 1st blooms from 2014 winter sown plants |
lovesblooms | On May 11, 2015 | Transplanted 2x 2014 winter sown plants to better place in adjacent bed |
GaelN | On June 8, 2016 | Bloomed |
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Beautiful! by plantladylin | Jul 4, 2021 8:03 PM | 1 |
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