| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 12 - 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6 - 12 inches |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome Corm |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 1 month at 40 degrees |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| MrsBinWY | On June 11, 2020 | Transplanted ~11 near Festuca glauca by iron pot |
| MrsBinWY | On February 2, 2019 | Seeds germinated 2 or 3 |
| MrsBinWY | On January 27, 2019 | Seeds sown milk jug, room temp, 25 seeds from Joyce in 2015 |
| MrsBinWY | On April 15, 2017 | Potted up 10+3 |
| MrsBinWY | On February 10, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
| MrsBinWY | On February 4, 2017 | Seeds sown milk jug, room temp, 16 seeds from Joyce in 2015 |
| MrsBinWY | On January 2, 2016 | Seeds sown WS 16 seeds from Joyce |
| jhugart | On May 23, 2020 | Transplanted Planted four plants in East bed. |
| jhugart | On May 22, 2020 | Obtained plant Acquired four plants from Mother Earth Gardens in Northeast Minneapolis, MN. |
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