Plant Min Zone: 3a
Plant Max Zone: 8a
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Sun
Water / Rainfall: Average, High, Very High
Soil Quality: Poor, Average, Rich
Bloom Season: Early Summer, Summer
Flower Color: Purple, Violet Blue
Berry / Fruit Color: Green, Black
Spring Foliage Color: Green
Summer Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: Green
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: Yes
Scented Flowers: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low, Medium
Wet-Feet Tolerance: Medium, High
Humidity Tolerance: Medium, High
Wind Tolerance: Medium
Poor Soil Tolerance: Clay Soils
Height: 2' - 3'
Width: 2' - 3'
Growth Rate: Medium
Service Life: Very Long: 10-20 years
Maintenance Need: Low
Spreading Potential: Low
Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground in Early Spring before New Growth: Has Winter Interest.
Plant Grouping Size: Small Grouping of 3-5
Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure, North Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: Tolerates Periods of Standing Water, Resistant to Rabbits, Base of Retaining Wall Locations
Ornamental Features: Other Features not listed, Fine Texture
Special Landscape Uses: Groundcover, Erosion Control
Possible Pest Problems: Stem/Crown Disease, Borers
Plant Limitations: Needs Regular Irrigation, Overused in the Landscape
>>>>>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.