Glory Bower, Blue

Easily grown in organically rich, evenly moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best performance occurs in part shade. Plants require regular and consistent moisture. Winter hardy to USDA Zones 9b-11. Best in frost-free climates. Plants may freeze to the ground in zones 8-9 when temperatures dip below 25 degrees F., but roots may survive and send up new stems in spring as if it were an herbaceous perennial. Regardless of winter temperatures, prune stems hard to the ground in early spring if compact plant form is desired. Propagate by root suckers, cuttings or root sections. Rotheca myricoides, commonly called blue glory bower or blue butterfly bush, is a suckering evergreen shrub with a somewhat open habit which grows rapidly to 6-10' tall and as wide in its native habitat