Common Name: Sweet joe-pye weed
Zone: 3 to 8
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist to Medium dry
Soil Types: Sand, Loam, Clay
Fertility: Medium to Rich
pH: 5 to 6.8
Bloom Time: July, August, September
Habit: The most shade and drought tolerant of the Joe-pye weeds. Eutrochiuum p. is found growing in wet meadows to open upland woodlands, savannah and streamside riparian areas. It will tolerate moist to medium dry conditions in organic rich soils. A tall (5 to 7 ft) clump forming perennial the large vanilla scented flower heads attract a profusion of insects and butterflies in late summer. |An important plant for naturalizing in meadows and woodlands.
