Hollow Stem Joe Pye weed is a tall woody perennial with whorls of coarse dark leaves on its purple stems. The large flowerhead on top opens to hundreds of tiny, sweetly fragrant, pale lavender-pink flowers in summer, attracting bees and butterflies. Best bloom in full sun and moist, well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.
Type: |
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Origins: |
C. and E. North America; GA Native |
Height: |
5' - 7' |
Spread: |
1.5' - 2’ |
Spacing: |
2’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Will become leggy and require staking if grown in deep shade. Leaves in full sun during the dry season may scorch.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds or Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Swamp Milkweed, Little Blue Stem, Aster
IMAGES: Homer Edward Price, Trumpetweed (1)+(2), (2) Calin Darabus, Hollow Joe-Pye Weed. (3) Fritz Flohr Reynolds, Eupatorium fistulosum - Hollowstem Joe Pye Weed (?), (4) Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, Eupatorium fistulosum, Hollow Joe-Pye Weed. Beryl Daulman, Whispering Pines. 1980
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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