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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)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Pale Pink
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous Blue-Green
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Flowers are fragrant Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On Mar 21, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
Short 8 - Plant 15" apart. Sweet clove scent. Single pink blossoms show a magenta inner ring with ripped outer petals. Forms spreading low mound of blue green quills. Tolerates high heat and humidity.
On Oct 19, 2006, Lady_fern from Jeffersonville, IN (Zone 6a) wrote:
The blue-green needle-like foliage is attractive all season. The flowers make a sea of pink in late spring. They're great cut flowers!
It spreads about 8" each year, but is very easy to keep in bounds because the outward growth doesn't put down roots right away and is easily snipped back. If you want more, just take the trimmings and stick them in the ground!
On May 23, 2006, missgarney from Cullowhee, NC (Zone 6b) wrote:
Exuberant and prolonged blooming with this plant in a dry-stack-stone-edged raised bed; green and attractive all year long; swarming with butterflies when in full bloom; very easy to grow here in zone 6B and worth it just to have the winter greenery, let alone flowers.
On Apr 16, 2005, Magwar from Royston, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
Growing along an embankment and doing excellent. Tip: a little bit of fertilizer goes a long way with this variety. Works well as a ground cover as well.
On Dec 22, 2004, victorgardener from Lower Hudson Valley, NY (Zone 6b) wrote:
Bloomed better after adding lime.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
New Haven, Connecticut Bear, Delaware Braselton, Georgia Royston, Georgia Jeffersonville, Indiana Hebron, Kentucky Pikesville, Maryland Bronx, New York Cullowhee, North Carolina Chiloquin, Oregon Knoxville, Tennessee Haltom City, Texas Rowlett, Texas Spring, Texas Marion, Virginia Suffolk, Virginia West Point, Virginia Kalama, Washington
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