| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Leaves: | Other: stem leaves are progressively smaller up the stem |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Blue Other: pink buds turn purple when open |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Toxicity: | Other: may cause irritation to sensitive skin |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Days to germinate: 21 to 30 Depth to plant seed: 0.3 cm Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| lovesblooms | On January 28, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
| AtaMaj | On November 13, 2019 | Seeds sown sown the collected seeds |
