Perennial: Drought & clay tolerant. Deer resistant. Fast growing evergreen w/large leaves carrying spikes of tubular whitish flowers out of mauve bracts. Attracts butterflies. Blooms in late spring-early summer. Good border & cut flower plant. Clump forming. Foliage size: 2-4' x 3'. Flowers: 3' above. Sun on coast/part shade inland. Water: mod. USDA Z6-10.