| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 16 inches |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Purple Other: Pale lilac with dark veins, dark eye and a long, narrow spur. |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Groundcover |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Root Division |
| aspenhill | On April 16, 2018 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 2 |
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