Characteristics: Herbaceous perennial, simple, lance shaped leaves. Flowers: Pale pink to purplish-red flowers, June-August Growth: Slow growing. Height: up to 6’. Shade: Full sun Habitat:Non-tidal and fresh tidal marshes, wet meadows, shrub swamps, forested wetlands and ditches. Hydrology: Obligate wetland, seasonal inundation. Range: Nova Scotia to Manitoba and Utah, south to Florida, Louisiana and New Mexico. Comments: Nectar source for butterflies and many species of beneficial insects. Host plant for the Monarch butterfly.
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