Sun: Full, partial
Moisture: Dry to medium-wet
Height: 4'
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Color: Lavender
Genotype: Superior Township and Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County.
Indigenous interactions: The Ojibwa placed chewed leaves in the nose for headaches, and also infused the plant as a drink for fevers or a drink or bath for infant convulsions. They also boiled the plant and inhaled the steam for bronchial problems. Meskwaki people made a compound for colds. (Moerman, 1998).
 
This hardy mint-family native offers puffs of lavender blossoms in summer that attract hummingbird moths, butterflies, long-tongued bees, other native bees, and bee flies. It is a host plant for the Snout, Gray Marvel, and Hermit Sphinx moths. The Xerces Society recommends this species as "highly attractive to pollinators" in the Great Lakes region.