| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 8-30 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6-18 inches |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering |
| Flower Color: | Mauve Pink Purple |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Can handle transplanting Other info: Self-seeding |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division Other: Take semi-ripe cuttings during the late summer when growth has slowed and plant stems have become firmer. |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| aspenhill | On April 23, 2014 | Obtained plant North Creek Nursery - qty 32; TG |
| aspenhill | On April 19, 2003 | Obtained plant Windy Hill Plant Farm - qty 15; CLB |
| lovesblooms | On April 20, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On January 25, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
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