| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 5 feet (.6-1.2m) |
| Plant Spread: | 1 to 2 feet (30-60cm) |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Purple |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: All parts of this plant are extremely poisonous |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| aspenhill | On April 15, 2019 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 5; X-SA |
| aspenhill | On April 11, 2018 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 3 |
| aspenhill | On April 11, 2017 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 2 |
| lovesblooms | On March 1, 2020 | Seeds sown winter sow |
| ShawnSteve | On July 7, 2022 | Entered Dormancy Seemed rather early to do so. Perhaps they'd prefer the root to not be "disturbed," since this was its' very first growing Season, which I'd transplanted, from a "bare root". |
| ShawnSteve | On March 26, 2022 | Potted up |
| ShawnSteve | On March 26, 2022 | Obtained plant Ex. Roots & Rhizomes. Has leaves, & broken dormancy. |
