Easily identified by the small size of its flowers, usually found in pairs or single. The flowers attract native bees. This lovely plant thrives in wet-to-moist conditions and is rhizomatous but not aggressively so. It is bitter and slightly toxic to deer and rabbits.
Native to Maine
Full sun to part shade
Wet to medium-wet soils
Grows up to 2’ tall
Blooms July, August, September
Herbaceous perennial
Easily identified by the small size of its flowers, usually found in pairs or single. The flowers attract native bees. This lovely plant thrives in wet-to-moist conditions and is rhizomatous but not aggressively so. It is bitter and slightly toxic to deer and rabbits.
Native to Maine
Full sun to part shade
Wet to medium-wet soils
Grows up to 2’ tall
Blooms July, August, September
Herbaceous perennial