You know it, you’ve seen it growing out of rocky cliffs along our Kootenay highways.  This small may-forming shrub, usually not over 40 cm tall, is as tenacious as it is beautiful.  Great for rock gardens and other well-drained sites, the lavender to purple tubular flowers attract bees and hummingbirds.  Listen carefully and you can hear bumble bees “buzz pollinate” the flowers!