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Eupatorium maculatum

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

• »  Fragrant flowers with long summer/fall bloom.
• »  Native songbirds love the seed from spent flowers
• »  A magnet for native pollinators & butterflies
• »  Host plant for Swallowtails, Painted Ladies & more
• »  Perfect for grouping, tolerates wet soils

• Category:Perennial
• Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
• Hardiness Zone:4-8
• Height:4-7 ft
• Spread:3-4 ft
• Bloom Color: Pink Shades, Purple Shades

Upright growing stems with vibrant green, lance-like leaves, stems are topped with large, flattened heads of fragrant, flat, rose-purple flowers from July to early fall. Native pollinators flock to this plant which hosts Swallowtails, Painted Ladies and other native butterflies! Great for grouping! Blooms entice butterflies, while the leaves serve as sustenance for certain types of moth larvae.