Plant Description
‘Black Adder’ will absolutely be your pollinators’ favorite, as they feast on numerous bottlebrush flowers from mid summer to frost. Compact, rounded in stature, and jam packed with purple/blue flowers, just give this easy to grow hyssop full sun and average to dry conditions with very good drainage especially during winter to ensure repeat performances every year. Great companions could include coreopsis, Achillea, coneflowers, rattlesnake master, liatris, Ratibida, and many, many more. ‘Black Adder’ hyssop is definitely on the top ten for pollinator plants.
Characteristics Container plant Deer Resistant Butterfly Plant Hummingbird Plant Drought Resistant Native Plant Good Fragrance Ease of Culture Easy to grow Plant Type Wildflower, Perennial |
Light Exposure Full sun, Mostly sunny, Soil Condition Average, Organic, Sandy, Clay, Moisture Tolerance Dry, Moderately moist, Container Size full quart Height 2 to 3ft Flower Color Purple, blue, lavender |
Bloom Time Mid summer, Early summer Late summer Early fall Typical Height 24 to 36in Spread 24 to 36in Zones 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Photo courtesy North Creek Nursery