Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 6 to 18 inches |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Edible Parts: | Leaves Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Tea Raw Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Ca (Calcium) Mg (Magnesium) S (Sulfur) Fe (Iron) Mn (Manganese) Si (Silicon) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Pollinators: | Beetles Flies Bees Wind |