- Bloom Time: July – Sept.
- Bloom Color: Purple
- Height: 4 feet
- Sun: Full to partial
- Soil: Medium-wet to dry
Caterpillar food forPink-Patched Looper Moth (Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides), Pyrausta generosa, Grey Marvel (Anterastria teratophora), Orange Mint Moth (Pyrausta orphisalis), Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus)
Butterfly food forEastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Great Spangled Fritallary (Spyeria cybele), Snout Moths (Pyrausta spp.), Hummingbird Clearwing Moths (Hemaris spp.)
Attracts these pollinatorsMason Wasps (Parazumia spp.), Great Black Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus), Bee Flies (Bombylius spp.), Soldier Beetles (Chauliognatus spp.), Banded Longhorn Beetle (Typocerus velutinus), Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.), Long-Horned Bees (Melissodes bimaculata), Green Sweat Bees (Agapostemon spp.)