General Landscape Uses: Pollinator garden, hedge or boarder plant, coastal garden, erosion control

Ecological Restoration Notes: Pollinator support, soil stabilization and erosion control, drought and salt tolerance, habitat creation

Description: Perennial shrub prized for its spiky inflorescences.

Dimensions: Height 4-6 ft.; Spread 4 – 6 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Native Range: tropical Asia

Native Habitats: Open fields, forest edges, disturbed areas, and coastal regions

Soils: Well-drained, including sandy or rocky substrates

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full sun

Flower Color: Purple-blue

Flower Characteristics: Small, tubular that bloom continuously on long, slender spikes

Flowering Season: All year

Fruit: Small, dry, inconspicuous that are green when immature, turning brown as it ripens

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator magnet, erosion control, drought resilience

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings or seed

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