Eutrochium purpureum ~ Joe-Pye Weed, Sweet Joe Pye size-12-ft Well-drained soils essential to avoid

Well-drained soils essential to avoid rot and mildew

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Eutrochium purpureum ~ Joe-Pye Weed, Sweet Joe Pye size-12-ft Well-drained soils essential to avoidJoe Pye Weed is a tall erect perennial with whorls of coarse dark leaves on study green stems and purple stem nodes. The large domed flowerhead clusters topping the stems opens to hundreds of tiny sweetly fragrant pale mauve pink flowers from summer into fall, attracting bees and butterflies. Best bloom in full sun and moist, well drained soils. Type: Perennial Origins: C. and E. North America; GA Native Height: 5' 7' Spread: 2' 4 Spacing: 3 USDA