pagoda horsemint
Blephilia ciliata
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White , blue , purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pagoda horsemint (Blephilia ciliata) is a perennial for pollinator gardens, meadows, and low maintenance beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Lavender flowers crowd into whorled clusters near the tops of the stems, and butterflies and bees visit them. The plant is fragrant and drought tolerant. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Smooth aster, Little bluestem, Tennessee coneflower, and Poppy mallow.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DE, and 23 more places. See all 27
AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, and WV; ON.