Typically available late spring through late fall. Call your favorite store for current availability.
Dwarf deciduous shrub displays attractive silver-green leaves and fragrant, bluish-purple flower spikes summer to frost. Grow in containers, borders, as a pollinator attractant or accent plant.
Plant with Milkweed
Characteristics
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Landscape Size: 1'-2' tall, 1'-2' wide
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Light Requirement: Full Sun or Morning Sun/Afternoon Shade
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Water Needs: Moderate
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Sunset Zone: 2-24
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Growth Habit: Compact, Spreading
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Growth Rate: Slow
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Attributes: Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Attracts Bees, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Butterflies, Long Bloom Season
These characteristics apply to the greater Sacramento area and nearby regions.
Live outside of our area? Please check with your local cooperative extension for the best growing practices in your neck of the woods.
Visit: UC Cooperative Extension Offices
Visit: National County Extension Offices
Green Thumb Guide
Performs best in enriched, well draining soil. Apply a flower fertilizer in spring. Remove spent flowers to give a clean appearance while promoting new blooms. Prune in late winter to early spring.
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