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Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Selected for the garden.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

6 - 18 in Tall
6 - 12 in Wide

Form

Clumping

Growth rate

Fast

Fragrance

Pleasant

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Color

Purple, White

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Groundcover

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Ease of care

Moderate

Cold tolerance

15

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soils.
Soil PH: 5.4 - 7.7

Use with medium size shrubs that won't overwhelm it, such as California Brittlebush (Encelia californica), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Ceanothus spp. Redberry (Rhamnus crocea); with succulents such as Dudleya spp., Yucca (Hesperoyucca spp. and Yucca spp.) and cacti; with other wildflowers such as California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Penstemon spp., Clarkia spp.; and with geophytes such as Wild Onioins (Allium spp.), Brodiaea spp., Mariposa Lily (Calochortus spp.), Dichelostemma spp.

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