Joe Pye Weed – Sweet (Eutrochium purpureum) (3.25″ pot)

Description

A big butterfly favorite – easy to grow. Vanilla-scented flowers irresistible to a variety of butterflies.

This is a Joe Pye for the woods – likes shade and can grow to 7 feet tall in a shaded spot! Not many woodland flowering plants reach such heights. If you love Joe Pye, but you have too much shade, Sweet Joe Pye Weed may be the perfect plant.

Blooms from July to September. Moist to well-drained garden soil.

Partial to full shade. Deer-resistant.

Makes a wonderful cut flower.

Perennial; USDA Zones 3-8