CULTURAL CONDITIONS

Plant Min Zone: 5a

Plant Max Zone: 9a

Sunlight: All Day Full Sun, Full Sun

Water / Rainfall: Low, Average

Soil Quality: Poor, Average

FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE

Bloom Season: Summer, Late Summer

Flower Color: Green, Mauve

Berry / Fruit Color: Brown-Beige

Spring Foliage Color: Green

Summer Foliage Color: Green

Fall Foliage Color: Green

Evergreen Foliage: No

Winter Interest: Yes

Scented Flowers: No

PLANT TOLERANCES

Drought Tolerance: Medium, High

Wet-Feet Tolerance: Low, Medium

Humidity Tolerance: Medium, High

Wind Tolerance: High

Poor Soil Tolerance: Rocky Soils, Sandy Soils, Clay Soils

GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE

Height: 1.5' - 2'

Width: 1.5' - 2'

Growth Rate: Medium

Service Life: Medium: 3-5 years

Maintenance Need: Medium

Spreading Potential: Medium

Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground in Early Winter After Hard Freezes: Some Winter Interest.

PLANT USES AND LIMITATIONS

Plant Grouping Size: Small Grouping of 3-5

Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure

Extreme Planting Locations: Survives Severe Drought, Tolerates Extreme Heat, Top of Retaining Wall Locations, Resistant to Rabbits

Ornamental Features: Multiple Seasons of Interest

Special Landscape Uses: Naturalizing

Possible Pest Problems: Aphids

Plant Limitations: May Needs Staking, Unwanted Self-seeding, May be Poisonous, Sometimes Mistaken as Weed