A couple years ago, I saw this plant in a garden in upstate NY, but was unable to find out what it was. I only gave up looking for it la...Read Morest month and am SO HAPPY to see that you've showcased it! Now I know what to call it (cyananthus, gosh, what else COULD IT HAVE BEEN CALLED!?) so I can look around for it on the Internet !
Rancho Santa Rita, TX (Zone 8a) | October 2009 | positive
A real beauty. Rich blue flowers on spikes from 1-3' above mat of green basal leaves. Sun to part shade, well-drained soil. Hardy to -20...Read More degrees F. Northern Rocky Mountains native.
I can't be completely certain how low the hardiness range for this plant might be, but it overwinters nicely in my Zone 7a garden. It wo...Read Moreuld qualify as xeric in most areas, although I have it in rocks over sandy clay and give it additional water during the growing season here in arid Nevada.
The flowers are absolutely, undeniably, brilliantly BLUE.
A couple years ago, I saw this plant in a garden in upstate NY, but was unable to find out what it was. I only gave up looking for it la...Read More
A real beauty. Rich blue flowers on spikes from 1-3' above mat of green basal leaves. Sun to part shade, well-drained soil. Hardy to -20...Read More
I can't be completely certain how low the hardiness range for this plant might be, but it overwinters nicely in my Zone 7a garden. It wo...Read More