The homeowner doesn't speak English all the people I've asked do not know the name of this beautiful purplish growth. Tall, about 30" high, very dense and even deeper color in fall.
I think it's a grass, but searching the web has been unsuccessful.
here's the pic
Only one home in the area has these...I'd like to be the second.
It looks to me to be Russian Sage...not at all rare in these parts of the drier side of the Pacific Northwest.
HTH,
Deb
My guess is lavender. Crush some and smell it.
Lavender is dried and a bunch, tied with string around the twigs, is placed with linens and sheets. A tea can be made of it, but I'm not sure what curative powers are claimed for it.
FireBrick wrote:
Drought tolerant with long lasting blooms. If you have an area with well-drained soil and full sun, it will thrive there. Cut it down in January and it will keep a nice growth through the summer.
Find a better garden shop. That's a pretty common perennial =)
You could ask the homeowner if you could take some stem cuttings now. It propagates fairly easily from summer cuttings. They wouldn't notice if you were careful enough. =)
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