Joe Pye Weed: A Great American
“In My Garden” this week is another local wildflower. As some of you know, I’m photographing Stamford’s common wildflowers to create a reference guide. When I get a photo really like of a favorite flower, I’ve included it in “In My Garden”.
picture: Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum)Stamford CT, Summer 2002
This week, I’d like to share an All-Time Great American, the Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum), photographed here for sale at a local nursery. This North American native, which is found from Iowa and New Hampshire to Georgia and Oklahoma, likes low, swampy ground in sun or part sun. Joe Pye Weed usually grows 2’ to 6’ but some varieties with plenty of sun and water can reach an astounding 10 feet. (See, I told you it’s “great”!) It blooms in late summer through early fall.