Did you ever plant Montauk Daisies?

reminds me of phyostegia virginiana

Physostegia would be my guess as well.

That's it! I scattered some seeds last year. In fact, I think I previously posted a picture asking what they were when I saw them in a park nearby. That's probably where I got the seeds. Wow! They really took hold. Thank you all for identifying them for me. Y'all are so smart!!

I'm so glad that all my previous posts are still available. In November 2022 I posted a picture of the blooming plant and mentioned that I'd gathered some seeds. I was warned that it could be a problem, but promptly forgot all about it. It took awhile to get going, but I'm so glad to have multiple plants growing on the strip between the sidewalk and the street. (BTW, a neighbor calls that area the "tree lawn" which is much nicer that "hell strip," the only name I've ever heard.