| Description | A native wild flower found in moist areas. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates normal |
| Soil & Site | fields, prairies, ditches, swamps and meadows |
| Flowers | tubular dark blue-violet, 5 petals, borne on branching spikes, blooming mid summer to early fall, produce a high nectar content, attracts butterflies and bees. |
| Leaves | simple, lanceolate, serrated to double serrated, opposite |
| Stems | grooved, four sides, roughly hair, short rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 3-6 feet in perfect conditions, spreads by thick slowly spreading rhizomes |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Author's Notes | This is one of my favorite wild flowers. I have always seen it growing in moist areas. Although the flowers are not over powering, their shape (spike) and color seems to make them stand out. |
| Notes & Reference | #08- Peterson's Guide to Wild Flowers (Peterson McKenny), #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz), #224-Prairie Nursery web site (www.prairienursery.com) |
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