Ecological Benefits
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees, and other pollinators; flowerheads gone to seed provide great seed resources for songbirds (American goldfinch, cardinals, others); larval host plant for Silvery checkerspot and Ottoe skipper
Landscaping Tips
Perennial beds and borders
Prairie Fairy Notes
A classic native plant. The seedheads were very popular with birds in my garden. In established gardens the plants like to spread.
