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🌱 Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum
native_plants perennial
☀️ Sun
full sun to partial shade
💧 Water
moderate to high
🗺️ Zones
[3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
moist, rich
📏 Spacing
2-4 ft
📐 Height
4-8 ft

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Goldenrod
Late-summer native companions; complementary purple/yellow color
🤝 ironweed
Classic tallgrass prairie companion; same scale, combined butterfly power
🤝 switchgrass
Native grass support; prevents flopping of tall flower stems

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ none — but gets massive; plant where it has room to dominate

📝 Growing Notes

The monarch of the meadow — towering 7-foot domes of mauve-pink flowers that butterflies find absolutely irresistible. A single Joe Pye Weed in bloom hosts more butterfly species than any other native perennial. Named after a Native American herbalist.

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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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