| Type | Perennial |
| USDA Hardiness range | 4A - 9A |
| Exposure | Partial shade or partial sun |
| Bloom color | Red, white |
| Bloom time | Late Spring to Late Summer |
| Water needs | Moist |
| Landscape uses | Alpine garden, border, container, ground cover, massing, rock garden, specimen, woodland garden |
| Height | 12" to 30" / 30cm to 75cm |
| Spread | 6" to 19" / 15cm to 50cm |
| Growth rate | Fast |
| Persistence | Evergreen |
| Bloom attributes | Attracts butterflies, suitable for cut flowers |
| Leaf color | Purple, silvery, variegated |
| Fruit color | n/a |
| Soil pH requirements | Neutral |
| Soil type | Loamy |
| Form | Rounded |
| Attributes and features | Attracts birds, attractive foilage, invasive |