Description
- I really love the color purple; so I’m always on the look-out for the next “purple-fix”; NY Ironweed has the most intense, luscious, regal purple color I have ever seen in the plant kingdom. It will stop me dead in my tracks every time I see it in bloom. In the wild this species is associated with meadow wetlands and open roadside ditches; pretty much the same habitat as our moisture loving Joe-pyes. In fact, it is often snuggled in with Joe Pye whenever I see it in the wild. In cultivation it does not need to be in a wetland, and can do well in loamy garden soils, which keep it at a slightly lower height. This species does not occur naturally in Maine, tapping out just south of us in New Hampshire, where it has naturalized. There are many species in the Vernonia genus, but they tend to be of more southerly climes. On a recent trip, I saw it growing naturally in Pittsburgh,PA, through out mid state NY, and up to the VT border. This is a tall species, growing 6 to 8 feet, blooming in late August along with the Joe Pyes.
Bare root plants, MOFGA certified organic
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