| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 12 - 18 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 inches |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees |
| lovesblooms | From February 28, 2017 to February 6, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
| lovesblooms | On January 15, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
| MrsBinWY | On June 10, 2017 | Potted up 2 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 25, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
| MrsBinWY | On February 5, 2017 | Seeds sown coffee filter in baggy in fridge for 4 weeks; 25 seeds from Diane's Seeds; sown in milk jug on 3-10-17, put on back patio |
| christine2 | On June 3, 2023 | Obtained plant Acadia Native Plant sale (2) |
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