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Growth habit. (Sad in 2003.)

Scrophulariaceae

Silvery ovate leaves form a mat from which stems grow, bearing spikes of blue flowers.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: upright/vertical

Plant Use: In beds and borders. Plant in groups.

Propagation:

seed
division

Flower Color:

dark blue

Bloom Period:

late spring
early summer

Width: Minimum: 12 inches     Maximum: 18 inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: Bloomed nicely for about six weeks in 2002. Did not grow well in 2003. Flowered poorly for only about three weeks, then died off earlier than most. Recommend V. spicata subsp. incana instead.