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Description
An upright rhizomatous perennial with clustered red-purple rosettes and smooth, green stems. Leaves are glossy with occasional reddish highlights. They are opposite with pointed tips and ovate, elliptical, or lanceolate shape. Blades are up to 6” long and 2-3” across with smooth edges or tiny teeth on the margin. The stems terminate in showy, branched flower panicles. The florets are tubular, lobed, and about 1” long. The outer surface of the corolla tube is white or pale pink and the inner surface is often marked with violet nectar guides. Plants bloom for about a month in late spring or early summer. Small capsules full of tiny seed follow, persisting into early winter. Flourishes in sunny sites with wet or moist, acid loamy soil. Plants tolerate clay loam, sand, alkaline pH, heat, drought, part sun, and dry shade. Plant grows 2–4 feet tall with a 1–2-foot spread. (2 in. plug)