- Bloom Time: June – Aug
- Bloom Color: Pink
- Height: 36 – 60 inches
- Sun: Full to partial
- Soil: Medium to wet
Caterpillar food for:
monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly food for:
checkered white (Pontia protodice), monarch (Danaus plexippus), edward’s hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii), banded hairstreak (Satyrium calanus), acadian hairstreak (Satyrium acadica), gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas), great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Attracts these pollinators:
bumble bees (Bombus spp.), metallic green sweat bees (Augochloropsis spp.), leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.), yellow-faced bees (Hylaeus spp.), small resin bees (Heriades spp.)
