General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9b
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| Plant Height: |
36 - 100 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
24 - 48 inches |
| Leaves: |
Unusual foliage color
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| Fruit: |
Showy
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Purple
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Flower Time: |
Late summer or early fall
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Uses: |
Will Naturalize
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Tip
Division
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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| Containers: |
Not suitable for containers
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- Joe Pye Weed
- Joepyeweed
- Joe-Pye weed
- Accepted: Eutrochium maculatum
- Synonym: Eupatorium maculatum
- Synonym: Eupatorium maculatum var. maculatum
- Synonym: Eupatorium purpureum var. maculatum
- Synonym: Eupatoriadelphus maculatus var. maculatus
Posted by
lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on May 26, 2020 2:55 PM concerning plant:
Joe Pye Weed was named after a native American herbalist, who used it as a remedy to lower fever and treat typhus.
It likes rich, moist soil, and in a hot, dry climate it does best in part shade. It will grow in full sun as long as there is ample moisture. It will grow in meadows and semi-marshy areas at the woodland's edge in its natural habitat.
Once established, it will spread enthusiastically if conditions are right. The easiest time to divide is in the early spring, but it can also be divided in the fall if you cut the tall flowers back. You may need to saw the woody crowns apart.
If you cut the new growth back by about half in mid-spring, it will be a bit shorter and less likely to flop.
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| Age of plant? by gardengus |
Aug 23, 2013 7:45 PM |
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