Trichostema dichotomum butterfly milkweed making it a fine choice

making it a fine choice for cottage gardens and perennial borders as well

blue flowers in spring and into summer

Providing a variety of colors from mid-summer to late fall

and it is noted particularly as a food source for the tiny weevil acanthoscelides aureoles that lives at the lowest level of the predatory food chain

A shy cousin to more showy varieties of Monarda

Trichostema dichotomum butterfly milkweed making it a fine choiceAn annual herb in the mint family, Forked Bluecurls bloom from late summer to early Fall. Tiny, curling purple blue flowers with long stamens contribute to their startling beauty. Their delicate fragrance attracts pollinators, and they are a good food source for bees.