This is a small perennial plant that grows up to one foot tall and ranges from a light-green colour to dark-purple. The flowers are hooded and show centripetal maturation. It is a favourite among bees and humans have used it in foods. The plant is said to be poisonous to sheep.
Native Americans ate the leaves collected early in the season in soup or as a green like spinach and put the chopped root into the food they gave to their horses to fatten them and make them vicious to all but their owners.
The leaves have a fuzzy texture from small soft hairs that also over the stem of the plant.
The leaves appear fern-like and many grow from the base of the stem. They are lanceolate and have deep serrations. The leaves are alternate.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Sow in pots of compost or sow directly in situ. Division of established plants possible in the spring.
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