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Amethystea

Amethystea caerulea
Lamiaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

Description

Showy, tiny sky-blue flowers in dense spikes. Bushy annual to 2 feet, with sweetly fragrant foliage, trifoliate 3" leaves, and purple stems. After it has gone to seed, the color remains, and it makes a special, very attractive background to any dried floral arrangement

Source of plant

J.L. Hudson, Seedsman

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

foliage characteristics, fragrance