Awesome garden performance! An ongoing supply of luscious upright 12" spikes create an unforgettable show from early-mid Summer to frost above a multi-branching and bushy base of glossy blue-green heart shaped foliage. Rich violet-purple tubular flowers to 2” long held in large deep plum-purple calyces form thick, densely packed spikes (photo shows early bloom) to 5" across! Fast and easy to 3' x 2'. Plant one or plant a mass – you'll be impressed! Loamy, composty soil is the ticket. Hummers. Deer resistant! Hardy to 30 F.