ABC Blue Rim lisianthus
Eustoma russellianum 'ABC Blue Rim'
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pale purple
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'ABC Blue Rim' lisianthus (Eustoma russellianum 'ABC Blue Rim') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and containers. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Its pale purple blooms open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. The erect stems reach 12 to 36 inches tall.
Pairs well with Pineapple sage, Labyrinth dahlia, and Mondo grass.