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Eupatorium purpureum var. atropurpureum, Eutrochium maculatum
JOE PYE, BONESET
SKU: 1832-030
This Joe Pye Weed is taller, more colorful, and more fragrant than common Joe Pye Weed! Also, it has lower water requirements, so it grows well in average garden soil!
Joe-Pye is a gorgeous perennial plant, even if you didn't love it for it's ability to feed butterflies. Plants grow to 4-5' tall, and form tidy clumps that become covered in pink flowers over many weeks. The plants become so large, they are like a small shrub. As Milkweed is used to feed monarch caterpillars (the caterpillars eat Milkweed leaves, as it is the only plants they can eat), the nectar of Joe Pye can feed ALL butterflies, including the monarch butterfly, swallowtails, and many more! Plant in sun or part sun. Plants are very hardy, as cold as zone 3.
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 4'-5', depending on location
Location: Sun or part sun
Hardiness zones: 3-9
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Seeds per pack: 30
Germination: Do not bury the seeds as they require light for germination. Sow the seeds on the surface and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 5 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 80 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold-moist stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15C, 59F) for them to germinate. Germination is generally 30-90 days after the warming period, though some can take longer.
This Joe Pye Weed is taller, more colorful, and more fragrant than common Joe Pye Weed! Also, it has lower water requirements, so it grows well in average garden soil!
Joe-Pye is a gorgeous perennial plant, even if you didn't love it for it's ability to feed butterflies. Plants grow to 4-5' tall, and form tidy clumps that become covered in pink flowers over many weeks. The plants become so large, they are like a small shrub. As Milkweed is used to feed monarch caterpillars (the caterpillars eat Milkweed leaves, as it is the only plants they can eat), the nectar of Joe Pye can feed ALL butterflies, including the monarch butterfly, swallowtails, and many more! Plant in sun or part sun. Plants are very hardy, as cold as zone 3.
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 4'-5', depending on location
Location: Sun or part sun
Hardiness zones: 3-9
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Seeds per pack: 30
Germination: Do not bury the seeds as they require light for germination. Sow the seeds on the surface and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 5 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 80 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold-moist stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15C, 59F) for them to germinate. Germination is generally 30-90 days after the warming period, though some can take longer.
