This woody perennial is endemic to the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma. This particular ecotype is potentially the first found in the Boston Mountain uplift of eastern Oklahoma.
Height: 4-6 ft
Sun: part to full sun
Soil moisture: medium to dry
Ecology: thrives in uplands, open woodlands, and glades. Nectar highly valuable to insects.
Other notes: blooms late April to early June.
Cherokee county ecotype
Photo credit: Gus Barksdale @okieflora
This woody perennial is endemic to the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma. This particular ecotype is potentially the first found in the Boston Mountain uplift of eastern Oklahoma.
Height: 4-6 ft
Sun: part to full sun
Soil moisture: medium to dry
Ecology: thrives in uplands, open woodlands, and glades. Nectar highly valuable to insects.
Other notes: blooms late April to early June.
Cherokee county ecotype
Photo credit: Gus Barksdale @okieflora
