| Type |
Perennial, grass |
| USDA Hardiness range |
7A - 9A |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Bloom color |
Purple, red |
| Bloom time |
Late Summer to Early Winter |
| Water needs |
Moist to wet |
| Landscape uses |
Border, container, foundation, ground cover, massing, rock garden, screen, seashore, specimen |
| Height |
4' to 5' / 1.20m to 1.60m |
| Spread |
6' to 10' / 1.80m to 3.00m |
| Growth rate |
Fast |
| Persistence |
Deciduous |
| Bloom attributes |
Attracts butterflies, suitable for cut flowers, suitable for dried flowers |
| Leaf color |
Green, silvery |
| Fruit color |
n/a |
| Soil pH requirements |
Acidic, neutral, slightly alkaline |
| Soil type |
Sandy, clay, loamy |
| Form |
Upright or erect |
| Attributes and features |
Attracts birds, attractive foilage, invasive |
| |
|
