| HARDINESS | Zones 3-8 |
| LIGHT | Full sun to very light shade. |
| SOIL | Well-drained soil is key to successful culture. |
| USES | Use massed at the front of the border. The violet-blue flower spikes look especially pleasing with white, pink or yellow-flowered plants. |
| UNIQUE QUALITIES | Luxurious deep green foliage, long bloom period, ease of culture and minimal maintenance. It blooms are 18-24-inch stems has a long bloom season when regularly deadheaded. |
PLANTING INFORMATION | Bare root plants are best planted in early spring. Potted plants should be set at the same depth as they were in the pot. These can be planted anytime from late spring until about a month before a hard, killing frost. Division of the crowns can be done in early spring. Divide every fourth or fith year to maintain vigor |
| PROPAGATION | Division or vegetative cutting. |