Joe Pye Weed ' Sweet '

COMMON NAME: Sweet Joe-pye Weed

BOTANICAL NAME: Eutrochium purpureum

PLANT TYPE: PERENNIAL

SUN EXPOSURE: Full Sun/Part Shade

BLOOM TIME: July to September

AVERAGE SIZE: 5-7'

COLD HARDINESS: USDA Zone 

DESCRIPTION: An erect, clump-forming perennial which typically grows 4-7’ tall and features coarsely-serrated, lance-shaped, dark green leaves (to 12” long) in whorls of 3-4 on sturdy green stems with purplish leaf nodes. Tiny, vanilla-scented, dull pinkish-purple flowers in large, terminal, domed, compound inflorescences bloom in mid-summer to early fall. Each flower cluster typically has 5-7 florets. Flowers are very attractive to butterflies. Flowers give way to attractive seed heads which persist well into winter.

 Available in 1 gallon pots