A cultivar with highly decorative purple foliage.
Ornamental and culinary plant suitable for borders, rock gardens, beds, pots and window boxes. Edible flowers and leaves.
Evergreen. Height 60cm. Blue flowers. Very aromatic purple downy leaves.
Grows in clayey, sandy soil with poor organic matter and good drainage. Very hardy, tolerates temperatures down to -20ºC. Moderate water requirements.
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Plantation | ||||||||||||
Flowering |
Attracts Wildlife | Bees, Butterflies |
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Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
Flower colour | Blue |
Foliage color | Purple |
Fragrant | Foliage |
Hardiness | Hardy |
Life cycle | Perennial |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Coastal garden, Cottage garden, Culinary, Edges, Edible flower, Flowerbeds, Gravel Garden, Herbs garden, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Urban garden, Wild garden |
Planting distance | 2 plants/sqm |
Soil - Moisture | Dry, Well-drained |
Soil - Ph | No preference |
Soil - Type | Loam |
Sunlight - Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
Watering | Moderate |