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Asteraceae
Joe-Pye Flower
Eutrochium purpureum
Natural healing and towering grace.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Eutrochium
- Native to
- eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Mid-Summer, Late Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 120–210 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, fertile
- Water
- medium to high
- Hardiness
- 3–8
- Lifespan
- long-lived perennial
Did you know
- Named after Joe Pye, a Native American healer who reportedly used the plant to treat typhus fever during colonial times.
- A single flower head can attract dozens of butterflies simultaneously — it is one of the top nectar plants for monarchs and swallowtails.
- The stems have a distinctive vanilla scent when crushed, and the flowers smell faintly of vanilla as well.
- In the wild, Joe-Pye weed can tower over 2 meters, creating dramatic back-of-border statements in naturalistic gardens.
- The plant was recently moved from genus Eupatorium to Eutrochium based on DNA analysis, though many gardeners still use the old name.
Color meanings
Pink
restorative kindness
Purple
regal wildness
Mauve
meadow majesty