Purchased April 2017
Newly purchased and potted in Shane's old pot.
Full sun/part shade to Full shade, grows to 80cm high x 60cm wide. Lavender colour flower spikes from late summer through autumn. Ornamental foliage - deep green leaves with dark purple undersides. Attractive neat, low shrub with an upright habit. Does not spreak like other members of this family. Ideal for low light positions. Water requirements are low. Prefers a moist, well drained soil. A light pruning after flowering maintains a neat shape and encourages dense foliage growth.
Pic August 2018
Near the end of the flowering season
Pic October 2018
Lightly pruned by mainly just having flower stalks removed
Although has pretty flowers, it gets to be really leggy and ugly without being pruned harder that it has been.
Pic December 2020
Took cuttings from prunings:
2nd plant (1st cutting) flowered and was lovely, here it is effected by heat and lack of water
Pic October 2020
2nd plant responding to water and slight prune
Pic December 2020
3rd Plant (cutting 2)
Transfered from 2" seedling pot to small urn shaped pot
Pic October 2020
Flowered but suffering here from heat and lack of water not to mention the wretched grasshoppers
Pic December 2020
All 3 plants are scheduled for pruning December 2020.
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