Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 30-36 inches |
Plant Spread: | 24-30 inches |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Purple |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Salad greens Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Leaves |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Pollinators: | Self Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |