Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Plant Height: | 15-24 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12-24 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Fruit: | Other: Fertilized flowers produce four nutlets (seeds). |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Blue Pink White Other: Most often, pink bud becomes purple, then sky blue when fully open, but some plants have white or pink flowers instead. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Cold moist treatment for 2 months. Sow in situ Other info: Freely self-sows. Transplant carefully, without damaging the taproot. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
aspenhill | On April 11, 2018 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 5 |
aspenhill | On May 10, 2017 | Obtained plant NGA David and Pat (greenthumb99 and ecnalg) - qty lot;WW |
aspenhill | On May 31, 2014 | Obtained plant DG Ric and Holly (HollyAnnS) - qty 1; HSG |
aspenhill | On May 19, 2012 | Obtained plant DG Ric and Holly (HollyAnnS) - qty 2; X-SA |
Catmint20906 | On April 23, 2016 | Obtained plant |
dnrevel | From May 11, 2022 to May 17, 2022 | Transplanted Transplanting from winter sown seed. They seem to be doing well! |
dnrevel | On March 28, 2022 | Seeds germinated Germinated. Moved some into the new greenhouse to grow further. Note: Added this plant to the Spring Ephemerals list. |
dnrevel | On January 29, 2022 | Seeds sown Winter Sown in 2 jugs and 6 red cups |