General Landscape Uses:
Tall, showy, purple wildflower.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Wildflower 4 feet tall with stalks of deep blue or purple nodding flowers.
Dimensions: Typically 4 feet in height.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Central United States from North Dakota south to Texas, east to Georgia and Jackson and Gadsden counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Open woods, sandhills
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy soils, with or without humus.
Nutritional Requirements: Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Deep blue or purple
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: May to July.
Fruit: Seed pods.
References: Rickett 1975
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.
