Short-lived perennial or biennial with long blooming period. Highly attractive to variety of pollinators.
Native to south central USA and part of Midwest.
Blooming Time: June/July to September Size: erect clumps about 2-3′ tall x 1.5-2′ wide.”Sticky-gummy” buds and calyxes, narrow leaves USDA Zones: 4 to 8 Culture: full sun, dry and any well drained soil (alkaline, acidic, saline, neutral, sandy, rocky, gritty, gravelly). Great for very poor and lean and also shallow soils. In rich soils may have tendencies to flop or be shorter-lived. Moisture Needs: dry, average (medium, medium-dry)Origin: AL, AR, CT, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NM, OH, OK, TN, TX, VA, WI, see the BONAP distribution map. Originally could be found on rocky prairies, shallow rocky soils, limestone glades. Secondary it has spread to roadside, ditches, old fields. Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes, attracts wide range of pollinators and native bees Attracts Hummingbirds: no, seed attract small song birdsPot Size:square 3.5″ x 4″ deep perennial potPlant Combinations: For pollinator gardens, pollinator or butterfly gardens, xeriscape, restoration, naturalization. Good with narrow-leaved Echinacea, Achillea, Agastache, Amsonia, summer blooming Allium, Asclepias tuberosa, Aster, Baptisia, Calamintha, Coreopsis, Gaura, Knautia, Liatris, Monarda, Nepeta, Oenothera, Penstemons, Platycodon (taller ones), Rudbeckia, Salvia and Salvia nemorosa hybrids, tall Sedum, Solidago, Stachys, Vernonia lettermannii, taller Veronica, Yucca, and grasses like Bouteloa, Muhlenbergia, Sporobolus, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum or Panicum.
Medicinal use : old medicinal plant for treating wide range of ailments (from head lice and poison ivy to bronchitis and rheumatism).
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