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| Plant Number: 1.207.550 | USDA Zone: 3 - 9 |
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 | Eupatorium purp. maculatum ‘Atropurpureum’ |
| Common name : Joe-Pye Weed |
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| Joe-Pye Weeds are bold, architectural specimen plants, perfect for making a statement in the border. Plants form huge clumps of coarse green leaves, bearing enormous umbrella-like heads of rosy-purple flowers in late summer. This selection very tall and wide, the flowers held on deep purple stems. A magnet to butterflies, this is also suitable for planting in a meadow or at the waterside. Excellent for cutting.
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Appearance |
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Moist
Wet
Care Level
Easy
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Flower Colour
Deep Pink
Purple
Blooming Time
Late Summer
Early Fall
Mid Fall
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Attracts Butterflies
Border
Cut Flower
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Massed
Specimen
Wild Flower
Flower Head Size
Very Large
Height
210-300 cm
82-117 inches
Spread
90-120 cm
35-47 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Medium
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What others say about this plant...
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I look forward as eagerly to the first appearance of Joe Pye Weed in early August as I do to the first snowdrop in late winter. It too is a harbinger, but a harbinger of fall.; Allen Lacy, The Garden in Autumn |
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