Easy, Tough Full sun to light shade with moderate to occasional water It prefers full sun but can take a bit of shade Deer don’t seem to eat it Happy in poor soil as long as there’s good drainage Cut back in winter Perennial Heat Drought Tolerant when established Suitable for xeriscaping USDA Zones 7-10 Is a rare and exquisite plant, and although this superb plant is native to the mountains of Hawaii, it is amazingly winter-hardy. The large, deliciously-scented, spade-like, thick, felted, Gray-Green leaves adorn the stalk that grows upright until late summer, when it finally produces superb 3 to 4 feet high flower spikes composed of voluptuous Smoky Dark Mauve to Reddish-Purple flowers on branch tips in summer making it a great late season garden perennial. GERMINATION Direct sow seeds after last frost Please message me with any problems I am sure we can work it out! Just take a minute, send me a message and I am sure I can make you happy. I am very nice and try my hardest to treat my buyers the way I would like to be treated. Thank You, Syukur