Yes, it matches mine! It is Salvia May night. Thank you so much for helping me. I've been online for a couple days trying to lok thru hundreds of purple flower pics for this!

I wouldn't say it isn't hardy...wild canadensis is so hardy here that it usually blooms in Dec (and anytime we have a couple weeks above freezing)...it'll be the last thing to stop blooming and the first to start in spring. It naturally occurs from the Canadian border down to the Gulf... Give it a sunny place, protected from winter winds, and good drainage...and it might surprise you. And if it fails, accquire a pure verbena canadensis...it's a bit muddier a purple than homestead, but quite hardy and quite similar. They both need excellent drainage in winter.

Darn. I was hoping it was some type of native phlox. This stuff is ALL over this wooded area. There are also white ones that look similar. Is there a white version?

I think it's Lythrum. Here is a link that might be useful: Purple loosestrife