Plant Form: upright, spreading shrub.
Height: Usually about shin- to knee-high; to about 3 feet.
Bark:
Stems: Square in cross section.
Leaves: Oblong to oval, to 3/4 inch long; edges with small, rounded teeth; glandular hairs.
Flowers: Blooms summer through fall. Inflorescence: papery, spherical clusters, usually 1 at the end of each flower stalk. Flower: blue; tubular to 3/4 inch long; asymmetrical (but appears as 5 petals); flowers originate from the papery clusters and extend upward; stamens and style protrude from the flower tube, stamens yellow. |