General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 2-4 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Other: lavender-mauve
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Joe-Pye weed
  • Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed
  • Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed
  • Eastern Joe Pye Weed
  • Coastal Plain Joepyeweed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Eutrochium hybrid
  • Synonym: Eupatorium dubium
  • Synonym: Eupatoriadelphus dubius

Photo Gallery
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Date: 2020-05-08
Purple buds of emerging growth at the base of the old stem from l
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-07-16
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Date: 2019-07-24
A bee visits the Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed blooms.
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-07-16
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Date: 2020-05-09
Squirrels dug a hole next to another plant in my garden, revealin
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-07-16
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Hts, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
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Plant Events from our members
christine2 On May 12, 2018 Obtained plant
BR 1
jhugart On May 16, 2020 Plant emerged
Both plants have buds that have emerged from the soil and are unfurling leaves.
jhugart On May 8, 2020 Plant emerged
New, purple buds emerging from the old roots today.
jhugart On June 15, 2019 Transplanted
Put in the ground. Two plants.
jhugart On June 2, 2019 Obtained plant
Purchased from Bachman's on White Bear Lake avenue. Eupatorium 'Phantom' made with the store's label. Does not get higher than 36", considered a "dwarf" Joe-Pye Weed.
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