Sun: Part sun to partial shade
Moisture: Medium to medium-wet
Height: 3-6'
Bloom Time: July-August
Bloom Color: Maroon
Genotype: Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County.
Indigenous interactions: In the Great Lakes area, the Meskwaki used the roots for an unspecified medicinal use (Moerman, 1998).
 
This tall, airy plant offers numerous tiny, orchid-like magenta flowers that are irresistable to bees and even hummingbirds. Although the flowers are not showy, the fall sprays of round seedpods are eye-catching. Bitter taste; rarely bothered by deer. Attracts native bees and honeybees, wasps, and hummingbirds. Host plant to the Chalcedony Midget moth.