Catalog Description
Beautiful long slender stems bear soft leaves for a casual overall appearance. Blooms mid to late spring quantities of solitary blue or violet flowers. Each bears central contrasting tuft of white stamenodes and are followed by attractive silky seed heads that provide late season interest. Retains all the vigor and disease resistance of the species. Often draped over low fences or walls. Old woody shrubs are also a popular support for a cloak of new foliage and flowers Deciduous vine. Full sun. Vigorous growth to 10 feet. |
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Average Landscape Size
Vigorous stems 6 to 10 ft. long. |
Key Plant Benefits
Nodding 2-inch deep blue flowers followed by large, attractive seed heads. Grow as a ground cover, on large walls or through open trees or shrubs in sunny locations. Prune lightly lafter flowering. Deciduous. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer. Provide the support of a trellis or arbor. Roots prefer a cool, shaded area, tops in the sun. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Rate |
 Fast Growing |
| Growth Habit |
| Climbing |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 9 (>120 to 150 days) |
| Low: | 1 (< 1 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 9 (20 to 30 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 3 (-40 to -30 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Full sun |
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Flowering
Flower or Bloom description:
Nodding bell-shaped blue or violet flowers, followed by attractive seed heads
| Flower Color |
| Blue |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| Bell-shaped flowers in late spring. |
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Propagation
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Attributes
Extremely Hardy
Showy Flowers
Spring Flowering
Cottage Garden Plant |
Foliage
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Plant Lore
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Plant History
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New Plant
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