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Deinanthe caerulea 'Blue Wonder' |
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 Deinanthe caerulea 'Blue Wonder'
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- flowering season: July and August
- height: 18 inches
- Light requirements: filtered light or morning sunlight
- Soil requirements: average to rich
- Water requirments: average
- Growth habit: slowly widening as a groundcover in shade
- How to propagate: dividing in early summer or early fall
- Leaf type: light green leaves with forked tips
- Ways to use it: the majority of perennials that grow in shade flower in spring -- since this flowers in late summer it is a very nice and unusual addition to a shady garden
- Special characteristics: this plant is attractive whether flowering or not
Growing as a clump to eighteen inches tall, this needs partial shade and soil that will not dry out too much. It is related to hydrangeas, although it doesn't grow as a shrub but sprouts from the ground each spring with large, broad and textured leaves of green. In July and August flowers of light lavender appear at about the same height as the leaves. Its flowering season is long, with new buds opening in succession. Each flower is between an inch and two inches across and faces outwards or nods slightly downwards. It is native to woodlands in China. Hardy to −5°F. |
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