Typically available late spring through late fall. Call your favorite store for current availability.
Deciduous shrub has gray-green, lance-shaped leaves and a compact, mounding habit. Continually produces dozens of fragrant, light purple flower spikes summer through fall. Grow in containers, borders, as a pollinator attractant or accent plant.
Plant with Milkweed
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.
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 (Opens in new window)
Visit: National County Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
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.
These characteristics apply to the North Texas 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: Texas A&M Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
Visit: National County Extension Offices (Opens in new window)