Plant Form: upright, spreading shrub.
Height: Usually about shin- to knee-high; to about 3 feet.
Bark:
Stems: Square in cross section.
Leaves: Oblong to oval, to 2-inchs long; edges with small, rounded teeth; crinkled (puckered) surfaces.
Flowers: Blooms summer through fall. Inflorescence: papery clusters, usually 1 at the end of each flower stalk. Flower: blue; tubular 3/4- to 1-inch long; asymmetrical (appears as 4 petals); flowers originate from the papery clusters; stamens and style protrude from the flower tube, stamens yellow. Width of middle lower corolla lobe relatively long and narrow (less than half its length). |