Description
A classic woodland plant that fits formal or natural gardens, sun to shade, with spring and fall interest: Clusters of lavender flowers in spring, and leaves turn red in autumn. Beloved by birds and diverse pollinators, it is also larval host to some caterpillars, and the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee.
Soil Type: Loam/Peat/Sand
Soil Conditions: Average-MediumDry
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: April-July
Height: 1'
Light: Tolerates All
Features: Birds, Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, Pollinators, Larval Host
Credits: Info courtesy of IllinoisWildflowers.Info; Photo courtesy Julia Bunn.