Clusters of small
flowers, less than an inch across
Midsummer into
early fall
At the end of the
blooming season, the upper leaves turn reddish
bronze. Deciduous to semi evergreen.
Grows in sun or
light shade in well-drained soil.
This species is
distinguished from similar genera,
Limonium and
Armeria by its 5 ribbed calyx and the
leafy stems which turn bronze to scarlet in the
fall.
