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PRONOUNCED: yoo-puh-TOR-ee-um pur-PUR-ee-um at-ro-pur-PUR-ee-um |
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COMMON:
Joe pye weed, Purple boneset, Gravel root.
July
- Dusky rose
COMMENTS:
A stately American native perennial equally
dramatic as a lawn specimen or as a backdrop in the
border bed. In the lawn, its location is hardly
noticeable over winter as it dies down completely.
It needs room as one plant can grow as wide as it
is tall. View
the growth process. Very attractive to
butterflies
and often covered with Swallowtails and Monarchs in
late summer. Reliable and easy to grow in a rich,
moist soil. The loose and airy flowerhead are 8- to
12-inches across. After a fall frost when the stems
turn brittle, simply snap them off at soil level
and discard. |
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