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Beth's Blue® Star Flower Isotoma axillaris

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
14" 14" 36cm 36cm
Height: 12" - 14"
Spread: 10" - 14"
Height: 30cm - 36cm
Spread: 25cm - 36cm
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  • 12 - 14 Inches
    8 - 12 Inches
    10 - 14 Inches
    30cm - 36cm
    20cm - 30cm
    25cm - 36cm

    Features

    Star-shaped flowers on a cushion of medium-green foliage

    Award Winner
    Heat Tolerant
    Deadheading Not Necessary

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    12 - 14 Inches 30cm - 36cm
    Spacing: 
    8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cm
    Spread: 
    10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    Lavender
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Planting To Frost
    Hardiness Zones: 
    7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Use in pots, window boxes, landscaping and combinations

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Easy to maintain.

    Beloved for its unique star-shaped, lavender flowers and interesting texture, this plant plays well with others in combination containers and landscapes. Once it gets started, it blooms right on through the heat of summer until frost.

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