Perennial: Deer resistant. Great leaf color! Grown mostly for it's foliage. Nice border plant with attractive bronze-purple foliage that turns rich, deep purple in summer & fall. The foliage stays low and sends up dark colored 20" flower stalks that hold small, violet flowers in spring-summer. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Ht: 8-18". W: 12-14". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5.