| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 3 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 1 to 2 feet |
| Leaves: | Fragrant |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Pink Other: Lavender, pale pink to rose-pink, rarely white |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Root Division |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
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