Scientific Name
Family Name
umbel
close-up
habitat
Habitat:
full sun, well-drained soil
Plant Height:
1.2 meter, erect
Flower Color:
purple
Flower:
perfect; incomplete; 6 tepals, stamens 6; ovary with 3 locules
Inflorescence:
terminal umbel
Fruit:
capsule
Leaves:
entire; linear to lanceolate; entire; basal
Bloom Time:
late April-May
Origins:
non-native
Other:
this popular garden plant has occasionally escaped cultivation