| Description | A deciduous shrub ground as a herbaceous perennial in the colder zones of its range. |
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| Pronunciation | (VI-teks)(AG-nus-KACE-tus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (6)7-9 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Temperature | will die back to the ground in colder zones but roots can survive |
| Flowers | blue, purple, lavender, lilac borne on small terminal spikes in a panicle |
| Leaves | palmately compound, 5-7 leaflets, dark gray green, fragrant |
| Dimensions | 3-5 feet tall in colder zones 10-12 plus in warmer zones |
| Maintenance | prune in spring, flowers occur on new years wood, plant in a sheltered site |
| Propagation | cuttings, has been mound layered |
| Native Site | Native to Southern Europe and Western Asia. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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