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 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 18 - 24 inches (45-60cm) |
Plant Spread: | 18 - 24 inches (45-60cm) |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Semi-evergreen Fragrant |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Blue Purple Other: Purple-blue |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Erosion control Groundcover Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds very thin Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
Catmint20906 | On June 25, 2015 | Bloomed |
Trish | On February 12, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
Trish | On January 16, 2015 | Obtained plant Winter-sowed seeds |
MrsBinWY | On April 14, 2017 | Potted up 8 |
MrsBinWY | On February 19, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
MrsBinWY | On February 14, 2017 | Seeds sown milk jug; per TC: 68 degrees; per Hardy Plants, chill 2 weeks @ 2-4 weeks if no germination; 16 seeds from poisondartfrog |
Mgf6338 | On February 25, 2018 | Seeds sown WS |
dnrevel | On February 1, 2023 | Seeds sown New sowing, WS in Dixie cups in tote. Seed from MIGardener |
dnrevel | On May 11, 2022 | Transplanted Growing fine. Small plant transplant from Red Cup tote. Winter Sown. |
dnrevel | On March 29, 2022 | Seeds germinated |
dnrevel | On January 23, 2022 | Seeds sown Winter Sowed seeds in Tote - Red Cup containers. Seed from MIgardener. |
paleohunter | On May 20, 2023 | Transplanted |
paleohunter | On April 15, 2023 | Transplanted |
paleohunter | On November 6, 2022 | Potted up |
paleohunter | On April 30, 2022 | Seeds sown |
pinetastic | On June 3, 2023 | Seeds sown |