Lavender Mist Meadow Rue is a perennial grown for its purple blooms, which open in summer and return year after year. It's hardy across USDA zones 4 through 7 and shrugs off deer. Its summer flowers are a modest draw for native bees.
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue — the short answer
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue: grown in zones 4–7, part sun, pH 5.5–7.5.
- USDA zones
- 4–7
- Manual horticultural correction (source not retained); NC State Extension and Missouri Botanical Garden, with the remaining rows from other published sources or Growable Ground compilation
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Growable Ground Plant Database
- Sun
- Part Sun
- Growable Ground Plant Database
Plant data: Growable Ground Plant Database, compiled from FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS and university Extension sources — each tile names its own row's source, because per-field provenance varies.
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What Lavender Mist Meadow Rue is
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue grows as a perennial and reaches around five feet at maturity. It blooms purple in summer. It's also deer-resistant.
How to grow Lavender Mist Meadow Rue
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue grows in USDA zones 4 through 7. Lavender Mist Meadow Rue does best in part sun — at least 4 hours of direct sun a day — and soil from pH 5.5 to 7.5, on well-drained ground.
USDA Zones
4-7
USDA PHZM 2023
Soil pH
5.5 - 7.5
Growable Ground Plant Database
Sun
Part Sun
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Drainage
well (dry spells)
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Mature Height
5 ft
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Start the season right
Plant lavender mist meadow rue in part sun with at least 4 hours of direct sun. It grows in the cool halves of the year, so sow it in spring or late summer rather than waiting for midsummer heat.
Match the soil
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue prefers pH 5.5 to 7.5 (Growable Ground Plant Database). A quick soil test from your local Extension lab tells you whether to add lime or sulfur to land in band.
Water steadily
Keep the root zone evenly moist through establishment. A 2–3 inch mulch layer holds moisture without waterlogging.
Harvest at its peak
Cut lavender mist meadow rue blooms in the cool of the morning, just as they open, for the longest display.
Where Lavender Mist Meadow Rue thrives
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue is hardy across USDA zones 4 through 7. Zone is only the starting point, though: the soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific land decide how well it actually does.
A USDA zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme winter minimum, so zones 4–7 spans average winter lows from -30°F to 10°F (USDA PHZM 2023). Across the 50 states and DC, that band covers 15 outright and splits 33 more down the middle — and which side of that line your land sits on changes the answer.
Zones 4–7·Where Lavender Mist Meadow Rue growsOpen map →
This map is derived from the USDA ARS / PRISM Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) and is not the official USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
Where Lavender Mist Meadow Rue stands, state by state
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue is rated for zones 4–7 — a cold floor USDA puts at -30 to -20°F. Across the 50 states and DC, 15 sit fully inside that band, the line runs through 33 more, and 3 sit outside it — and inside every split state, the same line runs on at county grain.
Fully inside zones 4–7
15 states
3 of 15 shown
The line runs through
33 states
3 of 33 shown
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue’s band covers part of each of these states — which side of the line your county sits on changes the answer, and each state page draws it.
State zone extents: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) 2023. A zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme minimum temperature, so a state that splits the band contains the boundary — its own page draws the county line, and a parcel report resolves which side your land sits on.
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Good to know
Good news for pet owners — lavender mist meadow rue isn't known to be toxic to dogs or cats. (Source: ASPCA.)
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue offers low value to bees and other pollinators.
Your land is one point inside Lavender Mist Meadow Rue's range
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How we know this about Lavender Mist Meadow Rue
The figures above are cited per row, not per site: the pH band names this plant’s own source column, the three temperature figures each carry their own, and days-to-maturity cites the publication that actually lists it. All of it comes from the Growable Ground Plant Database — a compilation over FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS, and university Extension sources, published openly with per-field provenance.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I grow Lavender Mist Meadow Rue in my zone?
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue grows in USDA hardiness zones 4 through 7 (USDA PHZM 2023). Zone is one factor — soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific parcel also shape whether it takes.
When should you plant Lavender Mist Meadow Rue?
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue is a cool-season crop, so it goes in during the cool halves of the year — early spring, and again in late summer for a fall planting — rather than at the height of summer heat. Your local frost dates set the exact window — a Growable Ground report reads them for your address.
How much sun does Lavender Mist Meadow Rue need?
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue does well in partial sun — around 4 hours of direct sun, and it takes some afternoon shade in stride. That flexibility makes it a good match for a bed the house or a nearby tree shades for part of the day. A Growable Ground report maps how the sun actually falls on your land, hour by hour, so you can set it where the light lines up.
What soil does Lavender Mist Meadow Rue need?
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue prefers soil pH 5.5 to 7.5, on well-drained ground (Growable Ground Plant Database). Your report scores your parcel's actual soil against that using USDA SSURGO data.
Does Lavender Mist Meadow Rue attract pollinators?
Yes — lavender mist meadow rue's flowers are a modest nectar source for native bees.
Is Lavender Mist Meadow Rue safe for pets?
Lavender Mist Meadow Rue is not known to be toxic to dogs or cats based on available data. Always supervise pets around new plantings. (Source: ASPCA.)
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Every state lavender mist meadow rue's zone reaches — 27 link straight to that state's lavender mist meadow rue growing page; the rest open the state's full growing guide.