Striking lavender flower with yellow centers bloom around August giving you and pollinators late season interest. 'October Skies' is a lower growing variety at about 2 feet tall and wide. The flowers are small in size at only 1 inch but it is a profuse bloomer. Butterflies love this plant but deer and rabbits don't! Foliage has a minty smell. Prefers full sun and average soil moisture. It is drought tolerant and highly adaptable.