Tubular, pale blue flowers. This form is said to be smaller than the species form. Raised from seed collected in China at the US National Arboretum.

Group:	Heracleifolia group
Approximate height:	0.5 or less metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	US National Arboretum
Country of origin:	China
Parentage:	Selection from heracleifolia
Other name(s):	None known
Database entry: 3273