Joe Pye Weed - Eutrochium purpureum
Above: Joe Pye Weed in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/23/19).
Joe Pye Weed - Eutrochium purpureum
Joe Pye weed is a native plant that grows in full sun to part shade.
Joe Pye Weed grows from 4-6' tall. The stems are greenish except with purple at the nodes.
The flowers are pale pink (purplish) and are usually a domed.
Blooms from late July through September.
Other names: Green-stemmed Joe-Pye-Weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, purple Joe-Pye-weed, trumpet weed.
Note: is often confused with Ironweed.
Above: Monarch on a Joe Pye Weed leaf in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (8/18/21).
For more information on the Joe Pye Weed, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Joe Pye Weed - Eutrochium purpureum.
Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Above: Joe Pye Weed in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/17/21).
Above: Joe Pye Weed in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/20/18).
Above: Joe Pye Weed in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/23/19).
Above: Joe Pye Weed in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/20/19).
Above: Joe Pye Weed in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/31/21).
Above: Joe Pye Weed in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/19/21).
Above: Joe Pye Weed in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (9/25/19).
Above: Joe Pye Weed in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/28/20).
Above: Joe Pye Weed illustration by Alice Lounsberry circa 1899.
