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Joe-Pye-Weed

Plant Leaf

Eupatorium maculatum, Joe-Pye-Weed

Full Plant

Plant Berry/Flower

Latin Name: Eupatorium maculatum

Flower Description:

Flowers are found in large flat clusters of pink-purple flowers 5-10″ wide. Hundreds of individual flowers 1/4″ wide make up the flower head.

FamilyAster
Season BloomSummer
HabitatBogs, Marshes, streams, lakes, ditches
CyclePerennial
Height2-10'
Leaf DescriptionWhorls of 4-5 long, narrow leaves pointed at both ends. Leaves are coarsely toothed.
Soil Type Wet
Light Source Sun, Partial Sun
LocationRain Garden, Woodland