Baby Joe Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed is a compact upright native perennial with coarsely-toothed lance-shaped foliage and un-branching purple spotted stems. Freely flowering clusters of grayed purple flowers bloom in flat clusters atop of stems from late summer into fall and turn buff as they mature. Blooms best in full sun and moist well-drained soil. Some drought tolerance and pest resistance.
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Origins: |
Eastern N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
2' - 3' |
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Spread: |
1’ - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious pests or diseases, but foliage may scorch if soils are allowed to dry out.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Pond or Stream Sides, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Marsh Marigold, Swamp Sunflower, Turtlehead
IMAGES: liz west, Joe Pye Weed, Eutrochium, CC BY 2.0, (2) Fritzflohrreynolds, Unidentified Eutrochium - Joe Pye Weed 1, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
