Joe-Pye Weed is a tall erect perennial with whorls of coarse dark leaves on study green stems and purple stem nodes. The large domed flowerhead clusters topping the stems opens to hundreds of tiny sweetly fragrant pale mauve pink flowers from summer into fall, attracting bees and butterflies. Best bloom in full sun and moist, well-drained soils.
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Origins: |
C. and E. North America; GA Native |
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Height: |
5' - 7' |
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Spread: |
2' - 4’ |
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Spacing: |
3’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Leaves will scorch if soils dry out. Will tolerate light afternoon shade in southern climates.Cut plants to the ground in late winter.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Ponds or Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coreopsis, Phlox, Echinacea
IMAGES: Charles de Mille-Isles from Mille-Isles, Canada, Eutrochium purpureum (6014019908), CC BY 2.0, (2) Plenuska, Der Wasserdost, lat. Eupatorium (Eupatorium Purpureum) 03, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Michael Kramer, Wasserdost - Eupatorium purpureum 1, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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