A sub-shrub from central Asia with aromatic, grey-green leaves and spires of woolly, mauve flowers in summer. It can grow to a metre or so in height and is best managed by pruning back to the base after flowering. A beautiful aromatic plant.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost, Wind
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun, Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Summer
- Colours
- Green, Blue, Purple
- Gardens
- Cottage