- Bloom Time: June – Sept
- Bloom Color: Purple
- Height: 36 – 60 inches
- Sun: Full to partial
- Soil: Medium
Caterpillar food for:
red admiral (Vanessa atalanta), monarch (Danaus plexippus), painted lady (Vanessa cardui), Milbert’s tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti), pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor), summer azure (Celastrina neglecta)
Butterfly food for:
red admiral (Vanessa atalanta), monarch (Danaus plexippus), painted lady (Vanessa cardui), buckeye (Junonia coenia), Milbert’s tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti), pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor), sulphur (Colias spp.), silver spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Peck’s skipper (Polites peckius), great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Attracts these pollinators:
long-horned bees (Melissodes spp.), Bumble bees (Bombus spp.), Small resin bees (Heriades spp.), Leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.), Bee flies (Bombylius spp.), Soldier beetles (Chauliognathus spp.)
