Benefits and tolerances: Tolerates summer heat and some drought; thrives in well-drained and clay soils; deer- and rabbit-resistant; offers copious nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, hovering moths, bees and other insects — including lacewings and other garden beneficials, plus seeds for small songbirds
Seasonal interest: Palmate leaves (three oval leaflets arranged like the fingers of a hand) appear in late spring, growing on a tall stalk tinged with the same pink or lavender as the tightly clustered flower spikes; flowers open in summer; caper-like seedpods dangle below the flower clusters, turning from green to purple and then splitting and releasing the seeds.
When to plant: Fall in the northern half of its range; spring in the southern half
Seasonal interest: Palmate leaves (three oval leaflets arranged like the fingers of a hand) appear in late spring, growing on a tall stalk tinged with the same pink or lavender as the tightly clustered flower spikes; flowers open in summer; caper-like seedpods dangle below the flower clusters, turning from green to purple and then splitting and releasing the seeds.
When to plant: Fall in the northern half of its range; spring in the southern half
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