It looks like Salvia patens, but it just as well could be another. Were the individual blooms rather large (for a Salvia)? ~Rosemarie Here is a link that might be useful: Salvia patens

Mertensia Virginica, Virginia bluebells. Lucky you!

Aster

I've grown balloon flowers for years and always got frustrated when they grew too tall and flopped over. Year before last I staked them but last year I took my courage and pruners in both hands, whacked them down to about 8" the last week of May and waited to see what would happen. At first it's scary because they seep milky white sap from the cut stems but give them a couple weeks and they send out new growth. They turn into a blooming machine and just keep going like the little pink bunny. I took this picture last summer when they were blooming so fast I couldn't snap the pictures fast enough. This is a single plant I bought 8 or 10 years ago. They produce lots and lots of seed that's easy to harvest because the seedpods are upward facing. There are dwarf purple balloon flowers blooming now at the entrance to the office where I work and you can bet your last bottom dollar if they set seed I'll be harvesting seeds in a few weeks.