Plant Min Zone: 4a
Plant Max Zone: 10a
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Water / Rainfall: High, Very High
Soil Quality: Rich
Bloom Season: Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Flower Color: Light Purple, White
Berry / Fruit Color: Green, Brown-Beige
Spring Foliage Color: Green
Summer Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: Green
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: No
Scented Flowers: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Wet-Feet Tolerance: High
Humidity Tolerance: High
Wind Tolerance: Low
Poor Soil Tolerance: Clay Soils
Height: 0.5' - 1'
Width: 2' - 3'
Growth Rate: Medium, Fast
Service Life: Long: 5-10 years
Maintenance Need: Medium
Spreading Potential: High
Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Dead Growth off Water Garden Plants at any Time of the Year or During Winter.
Plant Grouping Size: Specimen Planting of 1-3
Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: Tolerates Periods of Standing Water, Resistant to Rabbits, Will Grow In Standing Water
Ornamental Features: Large Tropical Foliage / Flowers, Exceptional / Colorful Foliage
Special Landscape Uses: Erosion Control
Possible Pest Problems: None
Plant Limitations: Aggressive Rhizomes / Runners, Needs Regular Irrigation
>>>>>This plant can also be used as a marginal aquatic plant growing in shallow water. It can also grow as a bog plant needing constantly moist soil rich in organic matter. As a rain garden plant, it will thrive is a depressed area in the landscape that collects rain water from a roof during spring and summer periods of rain but then go dormant if the water hole dries out completely.