Height: 2.0’ to 2.5’ Spread: .50’ to 1.0’ Light Needs: full sun Water: average to dry Flower color: purple Bloom time: June - July
These seedlings of this popular garden plant were grown from seed collected from the wild in South Carolina. It grows as a grass-like clump until the erect, unbranched flower stalks develop. The long purple stamens give the stalk a bottlebrush-like appearance. It grows in clumps and is suitable for the formal garden or a natural area. The flowers attract an assortment of insect pollinators and hummingbirds. Small birds will eat the seeds. It is widely regarded as deer resistant but beware of rabbits and voles.
