Sun Exposure: Sun, Part Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Soil Type: Sand-Loam, Loam, Loam-Clay
Height: 3-4 feet
Spread: 2-3 feet
Blooms: May, June, July
Root: Taproot
Habitat: Rocky Open Woodlands, Gravel Prairies, Rocky banks of rivers.
Landscape uses: Pollinator gardens, Meadow plantings, 
Complimentary plants: Butterfly Milkweed, Golden Alexanders, Foxglove Beardtongue
Wildlife Value: Queen bumblebees are the primary pollinators of the flowers, where they feed on nectar primarily. Host Plant: Wild Indigo Duskywing Skipper,  Orange Sulphur Butterfly, Frosted Elfin Butterfly (extirpated)
Seed Origin: Garden cultivated seed
Germination Code: C10