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Hardiness
Zones:
4-9
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Height:
6
to 10"
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Light
Requirements: Prefers
full sun (best color) but will tolerate light shade
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Soil/Moisture:
Well
drained, moist to dry soil |
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Form/Texture:
Fine
texture; Dense tufted mound
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Inflorescence:
Flowers
in early summer; prune off to maintain quality foliage
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Comments: Grown
for blue-green foliage; can be used as a ground cover or accent plant; semi-evergreen;
tends to die out when grown in heavy, poorly drained soil
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Cultivars:
Golden Toup
Elijah
Blue: strong silver-blue foliage; long lived; 12"
Azure Blue: blue gray foliage;
12-16"
Sea Urchin: rigid
compact; 12-16"
Blaufuchs (Blue Fox): silver
blue foliage
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Consumer Horticulturist
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