he white flowers
are borne in dense, erect racemes that can reach
9 inches long. Individual flowers are small (¼
inch) with a 4 to 5 parted calyx, a salverform corolla with the tube being
much longer than the lobes. Flowers may
sometimes be a pale lavender.
Late summer
The leaves are
whorled in groups of five. Leaves are lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate
to 6 inches long with toothed margins. The nodes of
whorled leaves are parallel, which presents a
strong horizontal effect.
var. alba - Pure white flowers
with dark green foliage.
