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- Flowers
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- Flowers before opening
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- Whorled leaves
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Scientific Name:
Eutrochium fistulosum
Common Name:
Joe pye weed
Scientific Name Pronounciation:
yoo-TRO-key-um fist-yoo-LOW-sum
Plant Type:
Perennial
Plant Hardiness Zones:
3-9
Plant Hardiness Zone(s):
Usual Size:
3-10 ft. H X 3-5 ft. W
Flower:
Panicle-like flower cluster is a large, fuzzy dome made up of pale-pink to purplish, honey-scented disk flowers; each individual flower head contains 4-7 flowers
Bloom Time Notes:
Summer
Leaf:
Lance shaped; on short stalks; arranged in whorls of 4-7; smooth to slightly hairy below; tapering to tip and base.
Fruit:
A seed
Wildlife:
A favorite of butterflies but also used by bees and wasps.
Natural Habitat:
Moist woods; roadsides; wet ditches; meadows.
Propagation:
Collect mature seeds when clouds of purplish buff pappus float on the flower heads in fall; divide clumps in spring or fall.
Bloom Time:
Sun or Shade:
Companion Plants:
Cultural Notes:
Joe pye weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) grows in full sun to partial shade; moist to wet, average soil; needs plenty of space and water; add organic material to clay or sand.
Transplanting tips: Mature Joe-Pye Weed forms a massive underground structure, so be prepared to dig as large a clump as possible; most stalks remain standing through winter and can be recognized by the marks on the stem where the whorls of leaves were attached.
Other Common Names: Queen of the meadow, Hollow Joe-Pye Weed
Other Scientific Names: Eupatorium fistulosum, Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus