Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron Butterfly' ~ Iron Butterfly Ironweed-ServeScape
Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron Butterfly' ~ Iron Butterfly Ironweed
Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron Butterfly' ~ Iron Butterfly Ironweed-ServeScape
Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron Butterfly' ~ Iron Butterfly Ironweed

Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron Butterfly'

Iron Butterfly Ironweed

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Orders placed after December 17th will not be delivered until January 6th or after. Happy Holidays!
**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Iron Butterfly Ironweed is a compact coarse herbaceous perennial with rough serrated bright green lance-like foliage on stiff upright stems.  Loose terminal clusters of fluffy bright violet flowers bloom in summer before giving way to rusty seed clusters.  Grows best in full sun and average to dry well-drained soils.  

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

Arkansas and Oklahoma

Height: 

2' - 3'

Spread: 

2’ - 3'

Spacing: 

2.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun

Bloom Color: 

Purple

Season of Interest: 

Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Remove seed heads to prevent any unwanted self-seeding.  No serious pests or diseases.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Blue Fescue, Shasta Daisy, Rose

IMAGE: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron butterfly' kz1, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron Butterfly' ~ Iron Butterfly Ironweed-ServeScape

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