| 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 |
