hairy pagoda-plant
Blephilia hirsuta
USDA zones3 to 8
Sizeup to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White , blue , purple
- Foliage color
- Leaf blades conspicuously pubescent.
Garden uses
Notes
Hairy pagoda-plant (Blephilia hirsuta) is a perennial for woodland and meadow gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). The leaves are covered in fine hairs, and the plant grows up to 30 inches tall. White, blue, and purple flowers appear in late spring, from early to late summer, and again in early autumn.
Pairs well with Spotted joe-pye weed, Little bluestem, Western sword fern, and Yellow trout-lily.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DE, and 22 more places. See all 26
AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; ON, and QC.