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'Munstead' grows to approximately 18 inches and bears lavender flowers.

'Munstead' growth habit.

'Hidcote' grows 18 to 24 inches and has dark purple flowers.

'Hidcote' growth habit.

'Rosea' grows to about two feet.

'Rosea' flowers are pale pink, almost white.

Labiatae/Lamiaceae

Mounds of evergreen, narrow lanceolate gray-green foliage bear spikes of lavender, purple or pink flower spikes from late June through mid-July.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: rounded/mounded

Plant Use: In beds, borders and wild gardens planted en masse, as a cut flower, .

Propagation:

seed
stem cuttings

Flower Color:

purple
lavender
pink

Bloom Period:

early summer
mid-summer

Width: Minimum: 24 inches     Maximum: 36 inches

Foliage Texture: fine

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: low

Additional Comments: Grows best in poor soil. Do not overwater. Cultivars do not come true from seed. Many cultivars are listed in this species, and are the hardiest and most fragrant of them all. For pot-pourri, harvest flowers before they are fully open.