| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 8 to 10 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 8 to 10 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | Blue Other: Deep purplish-blue |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Powdery Mildew Deer Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| tabbycat | On April 28, 2023 | Bloomed FOUND 1ST FLOWERS BARELY STARTING TO OPEN THAT BEAUTIFUL DARK BLUE!!! SO MANY MORE SPIRES TO OPEN. |
| tabbycat | On April 12, 2023 | Bloomed Full of flower buds on each tip. Will be beautiful in about 2 weeks. NOTE I found about a dozen 2" sprouts in long pot so potted individual for selling later. This could be a big seller in summer & at Fall plant sale when they are bigger. |
| tabbycat | On March 21, 2023 | Miscellaneous Event Plant is lush with so much new growth. On my patio by post for now. Today I cut about a dozen low sprouted new branches & put in water to see if they root . So far a few little plants have sprouted in big pot from seeds that fell. The long pot i put so many seeds in dont have recognizeable sprouts yet |
| tabbycat | On December 29, 2022 | Obtained plant Dug today 3'X3' then trimmed a few low branches. 4 days off freezing nipped top. I got about 200 seeds Ill also plant soon. |
