Rain Garden Plants: Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed

Flowers attract butterflies, and seeds provide food for birds. Has purple-spotted stems and ovate, coarsely toothed leaves. Cut back dead tops in the spring. Leaves may scorch (turn brown and deform) if soil dries out.

Height: 36 to 60 inches
Bloom color: White, pink, purple
Bloom time: August to September
Hardiness zone: 4 to 8
Salt tolerance: Not available
Spreading habit: Self-seeding

Site Conditions

Sun: Sun/partial shade
Soil: Sandy, gravelly, acidic soils; also grows in clay
Hydrologic zone: Wet/moist

Source

North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, "Eutrochium dubium."

Prepared by Jessica Chou, Jodi Sulpizio, and Constance Schmotzer.