Eupatorium 'Little Joe'
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Tried and True Recommended by 5 Professionals
Common Name: Joe Pye weed
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Zone: 3 to 9
Garden Location: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Height: 3 to 4 feet
Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Time: July to September
Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Description: Mauve purple
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Flowers: Showy Flowers, Fragrant Flowers
Wildlife: Attracts Butterflies
Tolerates: Clay Soil, Wet Soil, Deer
Uses: Rain Garden

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium moisture soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, fertile, humusy soils which do not dry out. Cut plants to the ground in late winter.

Noteworthy Characteristics

‘Little Joe’ is, as the cultivar name suggests, a compact to dwarf Joe Pye weed variety. It typically grows in a clump to only 3-4’ tall, which makes it much more suitable for smaller borders. Tiny, mauve purple flowers in flat-topped, compound inflorescences bloom in mid-summer to early fall. Flowers are attractive to butterflies.

Problems

No serious insect or disease problems. Leaves may scorch if soils are allowed to dry out.

Garden Uses

Borders, cottage gardens, meadows, native plant gardens, wild/naturalized areas or water margins.

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