Showy pink to purple flowers, common wild-flower to see blooming along Maine roadsides in fall. Prefers sun to part shade, medium to wet soils, grows to 2-5', and blooms late fall, with showy pink to purple flowers. Very easy to grow, spreads readily by seed, great for naturalizing and filling in where invasive species have been removed. Can be cut back in June or July for a shorter, bushier plant.
Is a host to the Asteroid paint owlet larva (Cucullia asteroides) as well as the well known woolly bear caterpillar (isabella tiger moth Pyrrharctia isabella). Many pollinators feed on the nectar. A great late season nectar source for migrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). Birds enjoy eating the seeds.
Native to Maine
Sun to part shade
Medium to wet soils
Height 2-5'
Blooms late fall
Herbaceous perennial
Showy pink to purple flowers, common wild-flower to see blooming along Maine roadsides in fall. Prefers sun to part shade, medium to wet soils, grows to 2-5', and blooms late fall, with showy pink to purple flowers. Very easy to grow, spreads readily by seed, great for naturalizing and filling in where invasive species have been removed. Can be cut back in June or July for a shorter, bushier plant.
Is a host to the Asteroid paint owlet larva (Cucullia asteroides) as well as the well known woolly bear caterpillar (isabella tiger moth Pyrrharctia isabella). Many pollinators feed on the nectar. A great late season nectar source for migrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). Birds enjoy eating the seeds.
Native to Maine
Sun to part shade
Medium to wet soils
Height 2-5'
Blooms late fall
Herbaceous perennial
