This adaptable native wildflower perennial has great wildlife benefits, and its flowers, leaves, and seedpods are all considered ornamental. It grows in bushy clumps, with pink flowers that appear for 3 weeks in late summer. Very adaptable.
Very good plant for pollinators, and the flat seedpods (burs) can easily spread by sticking to clothes and fur.
Can be planted in naturalistic plantings, prairie style plantings, woodland edges, pollinator gardens, hummingbird gardens, bird gardens, low maintenance gardens, and can used for naturalizing. Due to its bushy habit it can be used in a flower bed, alongside Echinacea, Helenium, Phlox, Panicum and other prairie perennials.
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Blooming Time: July/AugustSize: 3-4′ tall x 2-3′ wide (can reach up to 5′ tall depending on soil and moisture)USDA Zones: 3 to 7Culture: full sun to half shade,Moisture Needs: medium to moistOrigin: native to the US (Midwest, Northeast, some central states) and Canada (see the USDA distribution map)Deer/Rabbit Resistant: no / noAttracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees, butterflies, host plant for the larvae and caterpillars of many insects, and the seeds are often eaten by song birds, game birds and mammalsAttracts Hummingbirds: yesPot Size: square 3.5″ x 4″ deep pot
