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Eutrochium fistulosumf.albidum‘Bartered Bride’ . Photo by : Rob Cardillo .
LATIN NAME:
Eutrochium purpureum(formerlyEupatorium purpureum )
APPEAL:
extravagant growth culminating in 7- to 12 - inch - spacious , nectar- and pollen - full-bodied peak clusters in fall that bee , butterfly and insects starve .
ZONES:
3 to 9 , depend on variety show
SOIL:
Rich and moist
SIZE:
Grows to 6 to 8 foot high by 3 feet wide . It is not well suited for small-scale spaces , as it needs plenty of elbow room to develop .
EXPOSURE:
Full sun
CARE:
plant are most vigorous when they have more moisture ; however , once establish they will hold up brief full stop of drought ( but may experience some leaf scorching ) . Pinch growing buds ( even cut plants back by one-half ) in other summertime to make plants compact with smaller but more abundant flowers . Divide plants in spring shortly after new growth appears or in gloam . Easy to grow from seed . Purchase Joe Pye weed seed on Amazon .
SPECIES AND VARIETIES:
Eutrochium purpureum , perfumed Joe Pye Mary Jane , grows in the easterly U.S. It has purple flowers , mostly green theme and a vanilla extract scent . ‘ Bartered Bride ’ is clean form . Eutrochium maculatum , spot Joe Pye weed is similar toE. purpureum . ‘Gateway ’ is shorter . ‘Atropurpureum’has vino colored root and swart rose flowers .
E. purpureum ssp . maculatum , spot Joe Pye smoke . photograph by : Alan and Linda Detrick .
LEGEND:
Joe Pye was an Indian medicinal drug humans in New England who cure typhus withE. purpureum . Eupatorium perfoliatum , boneset , is said to have ease symptoms of break - bone ( dengue ) fever .
REASONS TO LOVE JOE PYE WEED:
DESIGN IDEAS:
Photo by : Philippe Perdereau .
Incorporate into a perennial hayfield .
Dutch designer Piet Oudolf grows Joe Pye weed on his own prop alongside other perennial and sens in a random fashion that appears natural .
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Photo by : Andrew Lawson .
Add spontaneity to a modern garden .
British couturier Christopher Bradley - Hole used Joe Pye sess , drift of grasses and other perennials to flank a power grid of steel - border garden way .
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photograph by : Rick Darke .
Sit back and enjoy the butterflies .
A monarch enjoys the nectar ofEutrochium fistulosum(Joe Pye weed ) in Rick Darke ’s garden . Place a bench or chair nearby so you’re able to keep an eye on the show .
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