North American native with cheery blue-purple flowers in May and attractive heart-shaped dark green leaves, all edible. Traditionally used as medicinal tonic for the heart. Cook the leaves as you would spinach, or eat them raw in salads for a nice dose of vitamins A and C. If you really want to get fancy, use the blossoms to make a beautiful bright purple syrup. Larval host plant for multiple species of butterflies.
Plant 12" apart in full sun to part shade in average garden soil. Z3. Maine Grown. (bare-root crowns)
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