Beautiful, short Michigan native plant that forms a dense ground cover. Trumpet-shaped lavender-pink flowers appear in May-June, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This plant is versatile in that it can thrive in dry to medium-wet soil and can tolerate shade - full sun. If that’s not reason enough to have this plant, consider also that it is deer resistant and serves as a host plant for at least a dozen Lepidoptera, including the beautiful Baltimore Checkerspot and Common Buckeye butterfly species.
Sun: full sun - shade
Height: 1-2’
Flower color: pink
Bloom time: May - June
Wetness: medium - dry
Root system: fibrous w/ short rhizomes
Soil: various well drained soils - sandy, loamy, rocky, clay
Photo credit: David L. Clement, University of Maryland, Bugwood.org
Beautiful, short Michigan native plant that forms a dense ground cover. Trumpet-shaped lavender-pink flowers appear in May-June, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This plant is versatile in that it can thrive in dry to medium-wet soil and can tolerate shade - full sun. If that’s not reason enough to have this plant, consider also that it is deer resistant and serves as a host plant for at least a dozen Lepidoptera, including the beautiful Baltimore Checkerspot and Common Buckeye butterfly species.
Sun: full sun - shade
Height: 1-2’
Flower color: pink
Bloom time: May - June
Wetness: medium - dry
Root system: fibrous w/ short rhizomes
Soil: various well drained soils - sandy, loamy, rocky, clay
Photo credit: David L. Clement, University of Maryland, Bugwood.org
