| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Roots |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Other Beneficial Insects |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
| lovesblooms | On February 26, 2020 | Seeds sown indoors, heat, lights |
| lovesblooms | On March 3, 2018 | Seeds sown indoors |
| lovesblooms | On April 27, 2015 | Transplanted |
| lovesblooms | On April 21, 2015 | Obtained plant |
| MunchkinsMom | On June 9, 2016 | Obtained plant $4.95 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" pot, about 8" tall |
| MunchkinsMom | On June 5, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event Ordered from Dogwood eBay |
| MrsBinWY | On May 16, 2020 | Transplanted 1 in the back side yard, next to Hibiscus in the yellow brick bed |
| MrsBinWY | On September 13, 2019 | Transplanted 3 east of the stone bench by the stream |
| MrsBinWY | On July 16, 2019 | Potted up On 7-16-2019, potted up 11 pots of 2 seedlings, one pot with 3 seedlings |
| MrsBinWY | On April 28, 2019 | Seeds germinated 24 |
| MrsBinWY | On December 29, 2018 | Seeds sown WS 25 seeds from janinilulu's 2018G in milk jug |
| MrsBinWY | On January 21, 2018 | Seeds sown WS 16 seeds from luvsgrtdanes |
| antsinmypants | On April 27, 2021 | Seeds sown In greenhouse |
