Eutrochium purpureum
(sweet joe pye weed)
(sweet joe pye weed)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: George Bruso, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 48 – 72 inches
Spread: 48 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
very attractive to butterflies; needs lots of space; good for back or center of larger gardens; can be cut back by one-third to reduce height and encourage branching
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
erect, mound-forming
Foliage
serrated whorled dark green leaves; bold texture
Flowers
tiny pinkish-purple flowers; vanilla-scented; in large compound inflorescences; July-September