Flower Notes:
Lavender 5-petaled flowers with dark red centers in the summer; 4-5" in diameter
Foliage Notes:
Green, 3-lobed coarsely toothed leaves in late spring
Fruit Notes:
Mostly sterile that produces very few viable seed pods; not ornamentally significant
Soil Notes:
Prefers average, well-drained soil; very tolerant except for extreme conditions
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves alternate, simple, coarsley toothed, 2-4" long with 3 forward pointing lobes, palmately-veined. Erect form, multistemmed and low branched, dense and compact. Lavender flowers with dark red centers, 4 to 5 inches in diameter.
