The perfect option for patios or small gardens, with full-size blooms on a compact, upright plant. Vibrant blooms flower from May to September! A wonderful addition to a wildlife garden, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
A beautiful, fast-growing, deciduous shrub with masses of long, spiked blooms that bloom from summer to autumn
Flowers in a variety of colors, though butterflies seem to prefer the lavender pink (mauve) over the white and dark purple species
Even where winters are mild enough for the stems to survive, prune severely to stimulate abundant growth on which flowers are borne
Low maintenance, only requiring dead heading and annual pruning in later winter to encourage flowers and a compact shape