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Growth habit.

Flowers and foliage.

Labiatae/Lamiaceae

Upright stems with lanceolate, slightly hairy, leaves grow in a rounded bushy form. Blue-purple tubular flowers with a white lower lip bloom on one sided spikes.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: upright/vertical

Plant Use: In beds and borders, informal gardens, or in rock gardens.

Propagation:

seed
division

Flower Color:

dark blue
purple

Bloom Period:

late spring
early summer

Width: Minimum: 8 inches     Maximum: 10 inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: Likes alkaline soil. Native to Siberia. The root of this plant has been used medicinally to lower blood pressure, fever, and cholesterol levels. It also has been used as a diuretic, to control bleeding, as an anti-bacterial, to aid in digestion, and to discourage miscarriages.