Description
Stabilizes soil, cleans water in wetlands and rain gardens, providing food and habitat for pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, as well as amphibians and other wildlife. erosion control and shoreline restoration projects.
Soil Type: Sand, loam, clay
Soil Moisture: Wet-Mesic
Sun Exposure: Full Sun-Part Shade
Height: 2-4’
Spread: 1-2’
Bloom Color: Blue-Purple
Bloom Time: May-July
Host Plant for: Virginia ctenucha moth, swallowtail butterflies
Companion Plants: Swamp Milkweed, Turtlehead, Joe-Pye Weed, Cardinal Flower
