sweet Joe-pye weed - Vinland Valley Nursery

Type:: native perennials
native plants
perennials
Notable Traits:: attracts butterflies/pollinators
butterfly caterpillar food
great cut flowers
low-maintenance
midwest native
resistant: deer
resistant: disease
resistant: rabbit
tolerates clay soil
Hardiness:: Zone 3 – 8
Mature Height:: 4-6ft
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure)
Water:: drought tolerant once established
Bloom Color:: lavender
pink
Bloom Shape:: flathead
Bloom Time:: fall
summer
Foliage:: green

Description

Shade tolerant and showy, this easy-to-grow native stays in place in the garden and invites many butterflies and other pollinators to the late summer garden.