Filed under: Gardening, Flowers
Each week, bring a new bloom into your home and garden with our gardener's favorite floral find.
Eupatorium dubeum "Little Joe". Photo: Marie Viljoen
Beautiful Eupatorium dubium "Little Joe" is not diminutive by many standards: It reaches 3'-4'. But compared to Eupatorium fistulosum, which teeters on 10' stems, "Little Joe" is a more manageable choice for most gardens as it flourishes in either moist conditions, lots of sunshine or even partial shade. In Northern America, "Little Joe" usually grows naturally within 100 miles of the Atlantic coast near streams and wetlands. A late summer bloomer, it blossoms with wide lilac flower heads that lure bees and butterflies. It is hardy from Zones 4-9.
Read more about joe pye weeds and other native plants with late summer flowers.