| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 2-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Purple Other: Magenta |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Alpine Gardening |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| MrsBinWY | On June 11, 2020 | Transplanted 3 in front of Penstemon pseudospectabilis behind iron pot |
| MrsBinWY | On September 28, 2019 | Transplanted on 9-28-2019: 3 in back yard with the garlic; 3 in front bed where the new water line went through, east of Salvia azurea |
| MrsBinWY | On July 19, 2019 | Potted up On 7-19-2019, potted up 12 seedlings. |
| MrsBinWY | On May 12, 2019 | Seeds germinated 2 |
| MrsBinWY | On December 22, 2018 | Seeds sown Poured boiling water over seeds & soaked 24 hours (per Prairie Moon) & WS. 16 seeds from Alplains in milk jug. (Alplains instructions: Z4, P, SC, 4:6w |
