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Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Also known as: Purple Joe-Pye Weed

Tall back-of-border with vanilla-scented flowers. Like other Joe-Pye weeds, the burnt roots have traditionally flavored food as a salt substitute.

Family

Asteraceae

Type

wildflower

Lifespan

perennial

Height

5–7 ft

Spacing

2–4 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade, shade

Soil moisture

moist

Soil pH

acidic, alkaline, neutral

Bloom

July, August, September

Bloom colors

pink, purple

Wildlife value

pollinators, butterflies

Caterpillar hosts

~30 butterfly & moth species

Landscape uses

border

Native states

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV