Blue Empire™ Beardtongue 'Elst01'
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 5-9
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Height: 30-40 inches
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Spread: 24-36 inches
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Bloom Time: late July to September
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Bloom: long wands of stacked deep blue flowers
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Light: full sun
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Soil: average, gritty, free-draining
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Moisture: medium dry to dry; drought
tolerant
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Use: perennial or shrub borders for
late season color; flowers attractive to butterflies, bees and other beneficial
insects
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Care: hard prune in late spring; blooms
occur on new wood
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems; may experience crown-rot in water-logged soil; superior disease
resistance
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Native to: species native to the Himalayas
and East Asia
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Notes: low-growing subshrub with bushy
habit; herbaceous stems arise from a woody center; fast-growing; fragrant,
powdery-gray-green foliage; deer and rabbit resistant
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Supplier: Ebert's Greenhouse Village
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C194
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