| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 5 - 6.5 feet (1.5 - 2 m) Hard prune in March |
| Plant Spread: | 5 - 6.5 feet (1.5 - 2 m) Hard prune in March |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous Fragrant Other: Silvery and felted |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Purple Other: Lilac-purple |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Sterile |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
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