A native plant that actually smells like honey with striking flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

Nectar plant to the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Painted Lady, Cabbage White

Location/habitat: a native plant that tolerates light shade and dry soils, but does best in wet meadows, thickets, stream banks, sun to part shade, deer resistant

Enormous mauve or red flowers in June- August.

Height: 3-5’ 

Companions with PURPLE CONEFLOWER, JOE PYE, NE ASTER, BLACK-EYED SUSAN, IRONWEED, GOLDENROD, MILKWEED(SWAMP)