| Description | A tall growing perennial for the moist partial shaded areas of the yard. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | I grow this in an area that receives a third day of full sun and they are very content in this spot. It is list as a full sun to light shade plant. |
| Moisture | Tolerates average but prefers moist conditions. The plants I grow need additional water during dry spells or the top parts of the plant will wilt. |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Temperature | May have trouble handling the heat of warmer climates |
| Flowers | The dark pink (sometimes listed as red) flowers are complex. 5-7 small flowers make up a flower head, while 5 or more flower heads make up a compound inflorescence. Flowers are very fluffy and cloud like in appearance. Starts blooming end of July to early August |
| Leaves | lance-shaped leaves, coarsely serrated, up to 10" and occur in whorls of 3-5 |
| Stems | stout stems, mottled toward the base with purple speckles, becomes pure red towards the top. |
| Dimensions | over 7' tall, will spread to form a colony, I have had a few seedlings pop up close to the colony |
| Maintenance | Need good lopping shears to remove the stout stems in the fall. |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | The spotted Joe-pye weeds are native to North America. |
| Misc Facts | Eupatorium from the Greek name Mithridates Eupator, King of Pontus about 115BC who is said to have discovered an antidote to a commonly used poison in one of the species. The name Joe pye came from a Indian medicine Man. |
| Notes & Reference | #36-Encyclopedia of Perennials (Christopher Woods), #145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com |
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