| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
| Leaves: | Broadleaf: Psevewbleytumealavtefd /t eloy v otelsl traex |
| Fruit: | Showy: ouppor c Cgtniicceetsaeagn dmeilhsnsltf,cu aeoean sacls |
| Fruiting Time: | Year Round |
| Flowers: | Other |
| Flower Color: | Blue Mauve |
| Bloom Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Caudex |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Cooked greens |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide darkness: owgeecl sto i -rtrdssor ie ioeditPo6t rtersl ennnrr epa4 efmaduowka Needs specific temperature Will not come true from seed |
| Pollinators: | Midges Various insects |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Aug 27, 2013 4:14 AM temilttnsi n.seawTeossed [ Reply to this comment | ] |
| Retro67 - Kalispell, MT (Zone 4b) | On Feb 20, 2025 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) never emerged, probably out competed by weeds |
| Retro67 - Kalispell, MT (Zone 4b) | On Feb 1, 2024 | Seeds sown Seed sown along South facing garage. Disturbed the soil with hula hoe. seeded and covered with snow. |
| Retro67 - Kalispell, MT (Zone 4b) | On Aug 16, 2023 | Obtained plant Got seeds from seed packing party @ Land o Hand event |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On May 1, 2021 | Plant emerged |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Apr 23, 2021 | Seeds sown In unheated greenhouse. Plug flat one row 13. |
| dorothythomas98 - Huntsville, Alabama | On Jun 26, 2014 | Obtained plant Lisa's Greenhouse (Lisa Bender) |
