Eupatorium purpureum

Purple Joe-Pye weed is an imposing plant that is native across most of the US. Rich pink, vanilla-scented flowers are much loved by pollinators, and birds enjoy the seeds throughout winter. Whorled foliage is very attractive.

This plant should really be saved for the large border or natural landscape as it quickly dominates its surroundings.

Best grown on moisture retentive soil in full sun to part shade.

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society

Zones: 3 to 8
Family: Asteraceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 60 to 84 in.
Spread: 24 to 48 in.
Exposure: Full sun
Soil Conditions: moist, along streamsides
Bloom Time: July to September
Bloom Color: Purple
Native Range: eastern half of the United States