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Photograph(s) by*: RS MNPS
Characteristics
Height: 1.5-5'
Flowers: Jun.-Sept.; pink to purple
Fruit: nut/nut-like
Conditions *
Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 6-8
Soil type: Clay Loamy
Habitat
fields, thickets, roadsides, woodland borders
Native to
Region: Coastal Piedmont
Mountain *
States: MD VA NY PA
Wildlife
Notes
confused with bee-balm (M. didyma); aromatic; herbal uses
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1334.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004