| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| 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: | 3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Silvery-green |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Blue Purple Other: 8-12 inch tall flower spikes |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer P (Phosphorus) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Fire Resistant Drought tolerant |
![Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-12-08
Seedling from/replacing expired parent plant.( [db_photo]225918[/](/pics/2014-12-09/HamiltonSquare/7137ee-250.jpg "Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-12-08
Seedling from/replacing expired parent plant.( [db_photo]225918[/")
| HamiltonSquare | On March 28, 2018 | Bloomed |
