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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors From seed; germinate in a damp paper towel Scarify seed before sowing
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
On Aug 27, 2009, beautifulchaos from Indianapolis, IN (Zone 5b) wrote:
I finally saw a similar variety of this the other day and was able to look this 'mystery' plant of mine up. I bought a toad lily about 4-5 years ago and a stem of this was in the pot.
It finally bloomed for the first time this season and I thought it was just gorgeous. I love the silvery gray foilage too. Considering that it was in a shade plant pot growing....I have had in on the East side of the house this whole time, not knowing that it was tolerable of full sun. Thanks for the information folks.
On May 12, 2008, KSBaptisia from Beatrice, NE (Zone 5b) wrote:
A strikingly beautiful plant. It takes a year or two to establish, but is practically indestructible after that. B australis var. minor makes, in many ways, a better garden plant than the typical B. australis. It is more wind resistant, more drought tolerant, and less likely to overwhelm its neighboring plants than B. australis, for example.
On Jun 20, 2007, Lady_fern from Jeffersonville, IN (Zone 6a) wrote:
Beautiful vase-shaped plant. The blue-green foliage is clean and attractive all season long. The flowers make good cut flowers. If grown in 100% full sun, it requires no staking; if planted too close to trees or any structure, it will lean away from it and require staking up. Long-lived and never requires division. Absolutely no maintenance!
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