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Found in dry, rocky open woods, glades, prairies, fields, and roadsides
The flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies and insect pollinators. The plant is a larval host plant for monarch, gray hairstreak, queen, and milkweed tussock moth caterpillars
Blooming Experts recommends the you use your USDA hardiness zone as a proxy for when the last monarchs typically clear your area. A hard fall cutback is safe only after that window closes — or after the first killing frost, whichever comes first. In zones 5–6 they recommend pruning after October 15, zones 7–8 after November 1
Can cause stomach upset, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, weakness, lethargy, and confusion if eaten in quantity. Sap can cause contact dermatitis and eye irritation