Eupatorium dubium

Joe Pye Weed

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Big clusters of mauve-pink flowers are almost always covered with butterflies. Keep your camera handy because it's common to see two or three different types of butterflies dining at one time. Whorled leaves on sturdy stems make this plant attractive even when it's not in bloom.

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Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips

Leaves may scorch if plants get too dry so the soil should stay evenly moist

While the flower heads last a long time, this is one perennial that does not re-bloom if you remove spent blossoms so leave old flower heads on the plant and let them go to seed. The fluffy seed heads are pretty and provide nesting material for birds

Leave the stems standing through winter to provide cover for beneficial insects.

Height 36-48 Inches

Spread 36-48 Inches

Native Range Wet meadows, marshes and shores, within 100 miles of the Atlantic coast; southern coastal Maine to southern New York and south along the coastal plain to the Carolinas.

Native Trivia At 3' to 4' tall, this dwarf Joe Pye Weed is shorter than many of its cousins so you can actually watch butterflies working the flowers.

USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9

"This plant is a butterfly's favorite source for nectar in the late summer and fall!"

Characteristics & Attributes