Originated by Volker Eschenbach of Planwerk Staudengärtnerei nursery in Germany, this non-registered cultivar is a sport of H. ‘Mourning Dove' with narrow, pointed blue-green foliage lacking the marginal variegation of the mother plant. It grows into a medium size plant about a 12 inches tall by 31 inches wide with lavender flowers followed by viable seeds.

Blue Dove and there is an existing cultivar named H. 'Blue Dove'.

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