thalia
Thalia dealbata
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Violet
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Thalia (Thalia dealbata) is a perennial for rain gardens, specimen planting, and accent use. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and moist to wet, loamy or clay soil. Small purple flowers rise on tall stalks above the broad leaves, which wear a white powdery coating. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It is the larval food plant for the Brazilian Skipper butterfly.
Pairs well with Hardy hibiscus, Buttonbush, and Feather reed grass.
Native range
Southern United States and Mexico.