Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Native Plant Shrub Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Low Texture: Fine.It has a horizontal root system that allows it to be resistant to wind. Play Value: Attractive Flowers Attracts Pollinators Wildlife Food Source Wind Break Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): Wet soils. Insects like ladybird beetles, ants and flies eat the nectar at the glands found at the base of the petioles because the flowers are nectar-less. ![]() Larval host plant of various types of Sulphur butterflies. Birds enjoy the seeds particularly Bobwhites. Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Eastern Northern America Distribution: New England to Georgia, west to Illinois and Wisconsin Wildlife Value: Bumblebees are attracted to pollen. The Cherokee and other peoples use the root of the plant to treat high fevers, a worm remedy, treat fainting spells and to treat pneumonia. The leaves and seeds are used today as a laxative.
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